Children caught in the middle of family breakdown court battles are at long-term risk from trauma while the process is costing the public almost £8.9m annually, says Family Mediation NI.
The charity is calling for action from a multi-departmental approach to keeping family conflict out of the courtroom, where possible, achieving better outcomes for the child by working to implement the recommendations from the Gillen Review of Civil & Family Justice
The organisation hosting a special event today at the Long Gallery in Parliament Buildings, Stormont.
The goal of the ‘Celebrating 21 Years of Delivering Family Mediation’ event is to highlight the positive impact mediation can have on children when parents choose to engage that option before or without entering court.
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