The situation is driving you nuts. To make matters worse, your boss at work has assigned a group project. It's a big challenge, you're short on time and nobody in your group knows how to get the ball rolling. Dr. Youngblood said the CRRC would handle this type of situation and others similar to it. It is a beneficial alternative to litigation, she noted.
Mediation is an alternative chosen instead of or before judicial proceedings.
It is highly successful in four out of five cases. The CRRC, a collaborative project of Lackawanna Family Court, The Scranton School District, United Neighborhood Centers, and Marywood University, was initiated through funding from the Scranton Area Foundation. The CRRC is located in the McGowan Center at Marywood University. Dr. Youngblood said that the program represents a proactive way to avoid destructive conflict. Mediators don't offer advice.