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.

Headline Statistics - National Survey 2019
42% of young people say that conflict happens at home at least weekly.
61% 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.
63% of parents/carers acknowledged arguments at home affected their mental health, and for some the effects were severe.
79% of parents/carers said they would like more support to come from outside the family.
87% of practitioners agreed that conflict was a regular occurrence for families they worked with.
74% stated that homelessness/sofa surfing was frequently experienced by the young people they work with.
40% of practitioners did not have the necessary knowledge/skills to address conflict with families they worked with.
Statistics taken from SCCR 2019 National Survey.
Highlights
Brainy Stuff

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?
Learn moreUpcoming events
PROF/PRACT/VOL EVENT-Conflict Resolution Session - Family Conflict Triggers
14 June 2022 | 12:00 - 12:45
SCCR Conflict Resolution Online Course - 'Untangling The Knots'
20 June 2022 - 5 July 2022 | 10:00 - 12:30
PARENT/CARER EVENT - Conflict Resolution Series - Growing Up Is Never Easy
23 June 2022 | 12:00 - 12:45
YOUNG PEOPLE EVENT - Conflict Resolution Series- Understanding Anger
28 June 2022 | 16:15 - 17:00
PROF/PRACT/VOL EVENT - CR Series - Understanding Emotions: Anxious & Afraid
6 July 2022 | 12:00 - 12:45
YOUNG PEOPLE EVENT - Conflict Resolution Series- Cranial Cocktail
7 July 2022 | 16:00 - 17:00