Relationships between all family members can come under strain at various times for a number of reasons. Grandparents, aunts, uncles, mums, dads, children and young people might be finding it hard to get along. We can help.

Several of our services have experience of working with teenagers and usually, their parents, to help them talk about the problems they face. This might be referred to as young people’s mediation, or even homelessness mediation, because it could be an intervention that supports a young person at risk of homelessness. Everyone has a chance to say what the issues are from their point of view, and the mediator helps them to understand eachother better and agree what they might do differently in the future so that arguments and difficulties reduce.

Some of our services offer support for other family members such as grandparents and their children or grandchildren. This might be about problems arising from separation or divorce, or it might be to do with conflict for other reasons. Often it helps to talk about concerns and clear up any misunderstandings with a third person – a mediator – in the room to keep things calm and make sure everyone gets listened to. New ways of communicating and new arrangements can be agreed.

Please contact your local service to find out if they can help.