If the disagreement is over a resource, it is important to gather representatives from the different coalitions to discuss options available to the community. It also is important to identify the stage of the conflict. Local officials involved in the decision-making process that focuses on the identified problem should provide accurate information through formal and informal channels within the community. This allows all members of the community to make informed decisions. Information can be disseminated through school administrators, church leaders, other local clubs, etc.
Accurate information is a key to resolving conflict at the build-up stage.
Local leaders can take it upon themselves to make personal telephone calls or home visits to members of the newly developed coalitions. This provides the coalition members with a sense of being important and part of the overall discussion. Hold public meetings to specifically discuss problem issues Public meetings that focus on specific problem areas provide a forum for citizens to participate in solving local problems. Personal invitations to representatives from all different groups within the community may encourage attendance at these meetings. If the conflict between groups within the community or between communities escalates, it often is necessary to ask for assistance from outside the community.