Scottish Centre for Conflict Resolution
We are a charity based in Edinburgh, Scotland with expertise in mediation. Our award-winning digital resources and free training and events improve understanding of conflict and emotional needs, to transform relationships and lives.
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Working with Families
Our award-winning digital resources and free training and events improve understanding of conflict and emotional needs, to transform relationships and lives. Our ambition is to bring folk together so that the journey to reducing conflict in every place is a shared one, with a deep belief that cultural change is possible and peace making can become the norm.
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Headline Statistics - National Survey 2023
39% of young people say that conflict happens at home at least weekly.
68% of young people would like more support to address conflict at home from outside their family or friends.
51% acknowledged that arguments at home affected their mental health, and for some the effects were severe.
62% of parents/carers are involved in disagreements/arguments with their teenagers/young people weekly.
70% of parents/carers acknowledged arguments at home affected their mental health, and for some the effects were severe.
84% of parents/carers said they would like more support to come from outside the family.
97% of practitioners agreed that conflict was a regular occurrence for families they worked with.
70% stated that homelessness/sofa surfing was frequently experienced by the young people they work with.
38% of practitioners did not have the necessary knowledge/skills to address conflict with families they worked with.
Mind Works
Conflict has an effect on the brain that is felt in our bodies, emotions and behaviours, but not always recognised. The Learning Zone develops skills to help young people understand difficult emotions, regulate mood, and improve relationships with others.
Create #CranialCocktail
Meet your emotional homunculus, the part of the brain that uses feelings and emotions to decide how we will act and react.
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Can you #KeepTheHeid
Take the quiz, discover who you are in the Circus of Life and share your thoughts on how you Flip your Lid or Keep the Heid in conflict.
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#MonkeyVsLizard... Fight!
Take our fun quiz to figure out what kind of brain you are: the reactive Lizard, or the reflective Monkey?
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Get your Three Brains in harmony
Discover how your brain, heart and gut work need to be in sync, just like a band, to get the most out of your mind-body connection.
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