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Young People

Did you know 18% of young people think about leaving home due to arguments at least on a monthly basis

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Not being able to do what I want

Everyone needs the freedom and space to grow and develop into who they want to be.

Not being able to do what I want

Money

Arguing about money in families is really common. Money can help us do the things we want in life, but it can also be the root of many difficulties.

Money

Relationships

Learning how to deal with difficult relationships will make life a whole lot happier and easier for everyone.

Relationships

I’m not listened to

When we don’t listen to each other it makes talking about the difficult stuff even harder and things just go round in circles.

I’m not listened to

Substances alcohol or drugs

Drugs and alcohol are involved in many family arguments in different ways.

Substances alcohol or drugs

Studying and work

Exams, work, the future. it's all stressful stuff.

Studying and work

Parents & Carers

79% of of parents/carers said they would like more support to come from outside the family.

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Substances, alcohol or drugs

Drugs and alcohol are involved in many family arguments in different ways.

Substances, alcohol or drugs

Relationships

Learning how to deal with difficult relationships will make life a whole lot happier and easier for everyone.

Relationships

Respect

Mutual respect is the foundation of positive family relationships and can make talking about difficult stuff a little easier.

Respect

Not doing what they're told

Parents and carers have a responsibility to keep young people safe and often this can mean a need to discuss boundaries.

Not doing what they're told

Responsibility

Families often argue about responsibility as they care about each other and worry about the future.

Responsibility

Money

Teaching young people about managing their own money and giving them the responsibility is an important part of family life.

Money

Professionals & Practitioners

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Training

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Events

International Conference 2020

The Faces of Transition 2020

Young Persons Conference 2019

Emotional Homunculus 2018

Nurturing Human Relationships 2017

Let's Break the Mould 2016

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Monkey v Lizard

Take our fun quiz to figure out what kind of brain you are: the reactive Lizard, or the reflective Monkey?

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Keep The Heid

Take our fun quiz and explore what happens under your lid. Does your heid hide a mighty lion tamer, contortionist, or an acrobat?

Keep The Heid quiz Keep The Heid resources

Homunculus

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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Training

Conflict can arise when there are disagreements over: views, values or actions and interests or needs are not being met. Conflict can also be an opportunity for change. The SCCR offers a range of conflict resolution training options.

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Young People

Sometimes family life feels designed to make you mad or sad. The SCCR can show you how to lower the temperature during arguments and how to bounce back after upsets. The skills you learn will not only make home life better, you’ll be able to use them in many situations through your life.

Young people

Parents and Carers

Tough as family life can be, help is available. Parents and carers can learn the resolutions skills and coping mechanisms to defuse conflicts before they escalate. Our training allows parents and carers to better manage the different phases young people growing up go through.

Parents and Carers

Professionals and Practitioners

This training will enhance practitioners and professionals’ already existing tools and resources. We provide professionals with the skills to give families their own skills to resolve conflicts. Our training supports audiences across all sectors that work with parents, carers and young people.

Professionals & Practitioners

Resilience – Our buoyancy aid

2021-04-19

By Jo Harknett, Family Mediator

A young person’s top tips for how parents can support their children’s mental health

2021-02-26

By Aidan

Are we doing okay?

2021-01-18

By Andrew Boyd, Mediator

This is your permission to feel

2020-12-15

By Sarah Philp

Everyday gifts of kindness

2020-12-15

By Karen Holford

My experience of SCCR's International Conference: A blog by Drew Drummond

2020-12-10

By Drew Drummond

Top tips for 12 Days of Christmas Kindness

2020-12-08

By Rachel Lee

Keep the Heid: A young person’s reflection on taming the beast of anger

2020-11-12

By Aidan

My experience of SCCR’s International Conference: A blog by Gordon McKinlay

2020-11-10

By Gordon McKinlay

Resilience and Reassurance: A message for young people from Sarah King

2020-08-05

By Rachel Lee

Worry and stress: A message for young people

2020-07-22

By Gordon McKinlay

Perspective, mental health and art with Creative Natives’ Jennifer Hunter

2020-06-23

By Rachel Lee

Perspective, mental health and art with SMHAF artist Lauren Stonebanks

2020-06-04

By Rachel Lee

Exploring the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival Theme of Perspective

2020-05-26

By Hannah Foley

Mental Health, Conflict and Kindness

2020-05-23

By Andrew Boyd

Mental Health Awareness Week: Kindness

2020-05-21

By Stephen O'Rourke

Young Scot in Partnership with SCCR

2020-05-13

By Louise Macdonald OBE

A day out at the SCCR Conference

2020-04-09

By Pupils from Dalziel High and Mrs Nielsen

Love is all you need…

2020-04-06

By Ewan Aitken

Giving Children and Young People a Voice

2020-01-22

By Andrew Boyd

Fire-retardant relationships

2019-12-04

By Karen Holford

#FiveYears

2019-12-02

By Diane Marr

A Reflection

2019-11-27

By Untangling the Knots 3 day Training Delegate

Listening Well

2019-11-18

By Karen Holford

What does Remembrance Day mean to you?

2019-11-11

By Richard Henderson

“Peace is not just the absence of conflict”

2019-09-23

By Abbey Krause

Participating, Confronting while Impressing – Reflections of shadowing a family mediator

2019-08-12

By Haley Weir

Keep Talking

2019-07-30

By Sandra Mitchell

On Forgiveness

2019-07-08

By Carolyn Hirst

Global Day of Parents

2019-06-03

By Duncan Gordon

Collaboration is key

2019-05-16

By Dr Stephen Breslin

Louder is not always clearer!

2019-05-15

By Aidan

A blink of an eye…5 years on – a personal perspective

2019-04-02

By Duncan Gordon

Building a caring culture: the science of love

2019-02-14

By Ewan Aitken

Giving Children and Young People a Voice when Parents Separate – How Mediation can Help

2019-01-21

By Rosanne Cubitt

Message in a Bottle

2018-10-26

By Githa Overton

Clicking Into Place

2018-10-08

By Graham Boyack

A Highly Emotional Game

2018-10-05

By Aidan

Compelling case to roll-out free digital resources…

2018-10-04

By Diane Marr

Mirror Mirror on the Wall…

2018-07-25

By Dr Rose Williams

Innovative solutions to problems rooted in the past

2018-06-26

By Diane Marr

Conflict & Mental Health – a chicken and egg situation?

2015-10-09

By Andrew Boyd

What has mindfulness ever done for me?

2015-09-18

By Githa Overton

Dealing With My Childhood Anger – Life Lessons From A Martial Arts Champion

2015-08-14

By Raz Chan

The Daemon Called Anger

2015-07-23

By Raka Tavashmi

Normalising, or trying to make mediation a more common solution

2014-07-29

By Paul Burns

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