SoCalFamily Mediation
Our volunteers serve families at the Children's Dependency Courts. When peace begins at home, everybody wins.
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Our volunteers serve families at the Children's Dependency Courts. When peace begins at home, everybody wins.
“...Because if they know what to do, it alleviates the stress and confusion, and makes for a much more peaceful coexistence.”
“Children’s Court cases end, but the consequences must be dealt with by the families everyday thereafter. Thanks to SC Family Mediation, exit orders of all kinds are being negotiated regularly, thoroughly, and with great compassion for the families involved.”
"A specific visitation schedule for families enhances the chances that they will not return to the child dependency system. There are provisions for safety, stability, and permanency for the child or children.”
“It was very helpful for both parents, very clear and very smooth for fixing and finding an agreement. Thank you so much for your help.”
“This has undone years of conflict and disagreements.”
“I appreciate that we were able to agree upon things to simplify a tough situation. Thank you for helping us compromise.”
SCFM helps kids return to safer homes, away from foster housing, by helping parents become heroes again.
Family: Parent + Child
Co-Parents (Co-Parenting Families): Share rights and responsibilities for their children, but do not live together.
2 Co-Parenting Families: Parent...Child...Parent
Children's Court (A.K.A. Dependency Court): Distinct from the Family Law Courts, in Los Angeles County, in that there was harm or credible risk of harm to a child. Co-parents may complete a 2-year Family Reunification (FR) Plan, to earn back their parental rights and responsibilities. Dependency courts are in the business of forgiveness, when safe for kids.
"We are so grateful for our innovative partnership with Southern California Family Mediation, offering co-parents and guardians the opportunity to build communication and problem-solving skills they need to successfully navigate through conflict in a healthy way."
- Children's Law Center of Los Angeles
Your support will help us serve more families.
“When parents and children engage in successful mediation, those cases are more likely to result in dependent children returning to safe and healthy homes…and diminished recidivism”
- Presiding Judge, L.A. County Juvenile Courts
"For your extraordinary contribution to family peace & children's wellbeing. With love and appreciation"
SCFM Mediator and Supervising Mediation Coordinator
Mediator and Leadership "Tiger Team" Fundraising & Events
Mediator and SCFM Systems Administrator
Mediator and Supervising Mediator
Distinguished SCFM Alumni Mediator
LAC Dependency Court Mediation Program Founder
Mediator and SCFM Leadership Team
Peace begins at home. Conflict skills can be learned. Poor conflict habits can be broken. Without a plan, confusion & frustration lead to conflict. We help parents learn how to negotiate and how to agree. Co-parents design their own customized, detailed roadmaps. Our volunteers have been the answer for thousands of families at all Los Angeles Children's & dependency courts, since 2014. A better form of social peace and justice is here, for the generations.
Pritzker Foster Care Initiative
Seven Years Supporting Peace
Pritzker Foster Care Initiative
Seven Years Supporting Peace
Our volunteers are leading the way.
Because, people do change!
When we know better we can act better.
When we act better we become better.
We are completely self-funded through your generosity & wisdom.
Southern California Family Mediation is a 501(c)3
Mail to:
Southern California Family Mediation
PO Box 7576 Burbank, CA 91510
Administration Office
Supervisor Naomi Tillman 818-575-6900 (no text) nellieT@dependencymediation.org
Program Director
Mediator Randy Drew, drew@socalfm.org
Southern California Family Mediation is a 501(c)3