Dispute Resolution Services

The Peer Mediation and Conflict Resolution program at John Adams and Lincoln Middle schools in Santa Monica is part of Los Angeles County Bar Association, Dispute Resolution Services.  The program's goals are to empower young people to resolve conflicts and create safer, more peaceful school campuses.  Students in the Peer Mediation and Conflict Resolution program learn and practice communication and mediation skills that offer an alternative to verbal and physical violence through use of "problem solving" methods.  More than 80 students each year act as Peer Mediators at John Adams and Lincoln Middle schools where they assist fellow students resolve conflict peacefully.  Student mediators are trained by the Los Angeles County Bar Association and other professionals.

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