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Southern California Family Mediation
Reducing social conflict when families and children need us most
About Us
2019
- Over 640 families served
- More than $10,000 in stipends paid to support the retention of this elite team of volunteer mediators
- Mediators donated more than 3,600 hours valued at over $720,000
- The team achieved a 92% Agreement Rate
About Us
Over 2,400 families served
Brighter, more peaceful futures for 5,000 kids
9 out of 10 families reached agreements
9 out of 10 families reached agreements
Brighter, more peaceful futures for 5,000 kids
9 out of 10 families reached agreements
Brighter, more peaceful futures for 5,000 kids
Brighter, more peaceful futures for 5,000 kids
Brighter, more peaceful futures for 5,000 kids
= Made Possible Thanks To Grants From =
Pritzker Foster Care Initiative, Foster Care Counts
L.A. County Board of Supervisors, Mark Ridley-Thomas
Why this program is so critical
- 30,000 children who are victims of abuse and neglect are entrusted to the care of the Los Angeles County Juvenile Justice System.
- 73% of foster youth spend two or more years in the system.
- Without mediation as families leave the juvenile justice system, Exit Orders offer little or no guidance or details about how parents will work together to raise their children.
- The Children's Court and Foster Care systems are being pushed beyond capacity by a constant flow of families returning to conflict.
- Only through mediation to parents hear: "Congratulations! Here is your copy of your agreement that you created."
Solving Problems
Solving Problems
Solving Problems
Rebuilding Trust
Solving Problems
Solving Problems
Co-parents learn to create their own Parenting Plan Agreements
Healing the heart of social conflict begins when co-parents learn better - more successful and less harmful - ways to communicate, negotiate, and agree for their children.
For many co-parents, creating their own agreement together can be one of the most transformational experiences of their lives.
Who We Are
Southern California Family Mediation is helping to save a generation, by providing stability for families.
We are a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation.
We recruit professional mediators and train them to help co-parents create their own visitation plans as they exit the L.A. County Child Dependency Court system.
We are not funded by the Court, and rely on private donations.