ASSESSMENT
Our assessment service, operated in partnership with Portsmouth City Council Housing Department since 2001, explores opportunities to resolve disagreements.
MEDIATION
Our trained mediators are able to quickly build a rapport with the individuals and parties concerned, encouraging them to talk about their concerns and engage in restorative dialogue.
RESTORATIVE PRACTICE
We are driven by a desire to apply restorative solutions to avoid conflict and build long lasting relationships for the future.
Our vision for a Restorative Portsmouth
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PMS to help Host City Wide Restorative Conference.
Portsmouth Mediation Service, in partnership with Portsmouth City Council, is promoting and hosting a city wide Restorative Conference at Fratton Park on Tuesday the 2nd April. This significant event will[…]
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Restorative Champions gather for PMS 2018 Christmas Conference
It was a huge pleasure for PMS to host so many of its friends and partners at its Annual Christmas Conference. The event provided the perfect occasion for the charity[…]
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The 2018 PMS Christmas Card
It’s beginning to look a bit like Christmas……….it might not be the John Lewis advert, but the PMS Christmas card shoot is a big event! The core team rose superbly[…]
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A restorative approach that seeks the peace and prosperity of Portsmouth
We strongly believe that your quality of life, at home and in your community, should not be compromised by dispute or conflict. Our team of highly trained and skilled mediators are here to help you find peace.
NEIGHBOURHOODS
We are here to help if you’re experiencing difficulties with your neighbours and will work with you to restore hamony in a positive, empowering and enduring way.
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COMMUNITY POLICE
We support our community police teams by inviting them to refer neighbourhood disputes to our professional and impartial conflict resolution service.
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SCHOOLS
We promote a culture of tolerance and respect by training primary and secondary school children how to use dialogue to respond to disagreement.
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UNIVERSITIES & COLLEGES
The University of Portsmouth is a key partner and many law students volunteer with PMS. We also work with the Student Union Advice Centre and Student Housing to provide services to students.
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LOCAL BUSINESSES
Disputes in the workplace can cause misery and drain momentum and profitability. Our workplace mediation service offers a constructive approach focused on the wellbeing of the business and its staff.
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FAITH GROUPS
We have hosted conferences to help strengthen and equip the faith communities in Portsmouth through restorative pathways and practice. We offer training in how to apply restorative approaches to address potential tensions.
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Here is a closer look at some of our recent work.
Training & Equipping
We offer opportunities to train as mediators and restorative justice practitioners, and our courses are fully accredited.
Building Trust in the Workplace
PMS assisted a local service company to resolve a dispute between two employees
TeachPeace
By generating a new generation of peacemakers, this exciting project aims to reduce conflict, bullying and low scale anti-social behaviour by training school children as playground mediators
Sort It Out
University students volunteer to training in mediation and restorative justice provided by PMS’ accredited trainers. With the ongoing support of PMS they then offer support to student and community members experiencing conflict.