By Steve Rolls, Portsmouth Mediation Service. Back in 2015, Portsmouth Mediation Service took a bold step and redefined our purpose through what we came to call our Restorative USP. (unique selling point) We recognised that when people needed Mediation the situation had already gone too far. We understood the toll that conflict takes, the anxiety,…
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By Sue Austin, Portsmouth Mediation Service. I was asked whether our service could support a situation following an incident at a primary school, where one boy had been harmed by another. Initially, the boy responsible received a short suspension and then returned to school. The boys were kept apart, as the boy who had been…
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By Gail Mann, Health Determinants Research Collaboration (HDRC) Portsmouth. Practitioners and volunteers working with the public are dealing with emotional situations and sometimes there are not enough spaces to reflect on or share these experiences. Creating space to share experiences provides emotional support and kindness, enabling people to listen to and empathise with each other,…
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Portsmouth Mediation Service (PMS) in collaboration with Health Determinants Research Collaboration (HDRC) Portsmouth and the University of Portsmouth has secured further funding through Wessex Health Partners to build on our CPAR findings of how conflict impacts our health and wellbeing. Our research team of Laura & Nadiya are gathering data to build a case to…
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