Family Team Meetings are a new option to resolve a wide variety of issues related to child-rearing.

Family Team Meetings are a new option to resolve a wide variety of issues related to child-rearing. It is a process by which an impartial person facilitates communication between parents, children and other parties facing a difficult issue. It is an opportunity for you and the others involved to tell your story, respond to each other, and resolve your concerns.

Family Team Meetings are private and confidential. You decide what should happen. Because you are making the agreement, you are more likely to be happy with it and do what it says.

Family Team Meetings are a free service in which agreements are reached quickly and to your satisfaction.

Family Team Meetings can be helpful in a variety of circumstances, some examples include:

	Issues related to divorce, custody or visitation Helping students become more successful in school
	Changes or disputes in parenting Resolving concerns of suspension
	Resolving disruptive behaviors Other family disputes
	As a restorative justice tool Family members involved in treatment and recovery
	Resolving court/agency/family concerns in a collaborative process Involving family and community in health concerns

(Funded by a grant from Boost4Families)