LAKEWOOD, Ohio -- Students helping fellow students deal with conflict is at the heart of Lakewood High School’s peer mediation program. Inactive for the better part of a decade, the unique initiative ...

Jefferson Middle School students were recently trained in how to conduct peer mediation sessions with Peaceful Schools, a Syracuse organization which helps to train students in restorative practices.

Conflict is a regular occurrence in the lives of students. A major barrier to managing it well is often the limited set of responses we have for addressing it. And it can take a toll, negatively ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — For hundreds of students at a Staten Island middle school, resolving a conflict is simple. They just head over to the peer mediation room. Schools across the borough have ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (Portland Tribune) — A peer mediation program at Roosevelt found a home this school year after two years of growth. Kiera Asay started a peer mediation class three years ago after the ...

WACO, Texas (KWTX) – The Waco ISD is using a new grant to help further peer mediation programs in schools throughout the district. The $17,000 federal grant will be used to help train behavioral ...

FLINT, MI — The city launched its 2026 peer mediation program on Tuesday, March 17, a youth leadership and safety initiative ...

SAN ANTONIO – Conflict between students in schools is inevitable and keeping it non-violent is crucial. That’s why a Bexar County program is teaching the kids how to de-escalate situations themselves.

These are the three key practices of active listening, which is a main component to resolve conflicts, according to Kabrina Bass. She is a conciliation specialist and the executive director of ...

Mediation in Fort Collins began many years ago when a Vista volunteer started a small grant-funded program to help neighbors in conflict. Restorative Justice began when a school resource officer ...