Youth

Mediation Programs for Youth

• Teach conflict resolution and problem solving skills to students to address truancy, goal setting, or conflict resolution issues

• Provide mediation to students engaged in conflict at schools located in Buncombe County.

• Offer peer mediation training to youth in schools and community youth programs.

• Create training opportunities for school faculty as well as community youth workers in mediation, de-escalation, and conflict resolution strategies.

Juvenile Court Programs
The Mediation Center works with the Buncombe County juvenile court court counselors to offer services in truancy, victim-offender and conflict mediation

Truancy Mediation involves individual Guided Problem Solving sessions with students on a diversion contract. Guided Problem Solving gives youth an opportunity to look toward their future and create life goals.

Victim Offender Mediation allows victims to voluntarily face their offenders and have a meaningful discussion about the consequences of their actions.

Prior to mediation we provide one-on-one lessons in positive conflict resolution with each juvenile client.

For additional information about our Juvenile Court Programs, contact Ben Cox at 828-251-6089 ext 14 or benc@mediatebuncombe.org

Gang Prevention and Intervention

The Youth Program coordinates the Buncombe County Gang Violence Prevention Project/Changing Together. Changing Together is a collaborative comprised of local social service, law enforcement and state agencies working together to promote gang prevention, intervention and suppression in Buncombe County. The Youth Program provides conflict resolution and mediation services to gang involved youth housed in the Swannanoa Valley Youth Development Center.

For more information about Changing Together, click on these links:

BCGVPP 

For additional information about Changing Together, contact Megan Leschak at 828-251-6089 ext 15 or mleschak@mediatebuncombe.org

Life Skills

Life Skills is a conflict resolution and communication skills program for teens and their parents.  Families work together to increase their ability to solve their own problems, respond to emotions appropriately, de-escalate and resolve conflict, create appropriate boundaries and address inappropriate behavior.

For additional information about our Life Skills courses, contact Tonya Hughes at 828-251-6089 ext 12 or tonyah@mediatebuncombe.org