West Kent Mediation is a free, professional, confidential and impartial mediation service to support you in resolving conflict and the breakdown of relationships between individuals, organisations and groups in the West Kent area. We are an independent charity offering guidance to Listen Talk Resolve in neighbour & community disputes, parent and teenager, homeless disputes, schools and much more.
So come on in and take a look at our website and please contact us to find out how we can assist you.
Mediation Services
Parent & Family Mediation
Disagreement within families is often a normal part of growing up. Adolescence can be a challenging time. Mediation helps and supports the re-building of relationships.
Noise, harassment, verbal abuse and anti-social behaviour can cause disagreements between neighbours and in communities. Mediation is often successful in resolving such problems.
Part of West Kent Mediation’s work is training years five or six in Peer Mediation. Children work through role plays involving listening skills and body language.
Communication between victims and offenders with the support of mediators. Giving a crime to have a better understanding, and to work to move forward in a positive way.
The offender’s life was falling apart – no job, no money, marriage on the rocks and in deep depression. Having no answers, the offender turned to crime (first time offender) – on the “spur of the moment”, pulled up his hoodie, donned sunglasses and went into a small branch of a bank and demanded money – said he had a gun and would use it.
The teller handed over around £5000 and the offender walked out of the bank – he had got away with it. In a fit of guilt he said that he threw the money into the sea…
The next month the necessity for money hit again and he repeated the crime – a different bank branch but the same MO. However this time the teller managed to put marked notes in the money, as the offender left the bank she shouted robbery and several customers ran after him. The offender turned and threatened them, so they stopped but they got the car number – he was arrested and eventually served a prison sentence and probationary period.
