Family Mediation Week – 27-31 January 2025

Organised by the Family Mediation Council, Family Mediation Week provides an opportunity to raise awareness of family mediation and its benefits to separating families. The aim is to let more people know about the benefits of family mediation and encourage separating couples to think about family mediation as a way of helping them take control, make decisions together and build a positive future for their family.

What will happen during Family Mediation Week?

The FMC is hosting a series of webinars, aiming to increase awareness of family mediation amongst different groups of people.

There is a full online timetable of events, which are free to attend. These include sessions:

  • for the public (about the benefit of MIAMs, the flexibility and power of mediation, child-inclusive mediation, and whether it is possible to mediate with a narcissist);
  • for lawyers (hybrid mediation, digital solutions to improve separation, mediation into arbitration and a guide to maximising the success in the mediation process);
  • for mediators (mediation research findings, considerations for mediation where there are issues of domestic abuse, kinship care and mediation); and
  • for all professionals working with families (the importance of child-inclusive mediation, how mediation supports parents in building healthier parenting relationships).

To access these events/webinars visit https://www.familymediationcouncil.org.uk/family-mediation-week-2025-timetable/

Should you be considering engaging in family mediation, please do not hesitate to reach out to our in-house Accredited Family Mediator, Dawn Lowry, who has extensive experience in assisting clients alongside the process.