Los Angeles County Recognizes Mediation Week 2023
Get Free Dispute Resolution Help for Families, Individuals, and Businesses
The third week of March is recognized as Mediation Week by local governments, California courts, and mediation service providers. This week highlights and promotes the great work mediators perform in helping people and businesses resolve disputes, big and small.
COVID-19 harmed, and continues to affect, communities across the County of Los Angeles. And while the pandemic has impacted every County resident, certain individuals have been disproportionally damaged. This includes people of color, people with low incomes, people with limited English language proficiencies, and people with disabilities.
There is help available for County residents dealing with a dispute. The Los Angeles County Dispute Resolution Program (LADRP) has provided free dispute resolution services to families, individuals and businesses for more than 30 years in a friendly, confidential, accessible, and no-cost manner.
A decision by a court judgment usually ends up with a winning party and a losing party. Mediation, an alternative method of resolving disputes, supports parties in the tailoring of agreements that mutually meet participants needs and interests. The aid of a skilled and neutral mediator promotes communication by guiding conversations that help parties identify issues, find points of agreement, reduce misunderstandings, and explore areas of compromise.
LADRP is made up of nine dispute resolution organizations, each having their unique services, languages, and cultural capacities. You can find more information about them HERE or on their websites below:
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