Providing services toward resolving conflicts on Martha’s Vineyard since 1984
Housing Program
The Housing Mediation Program is designed to help landlords and tenants who are struggling as a result of the unprecedented pandemic.
Courts
Certified to provide mediation in Dukes County Small Claims, District Civil, Pre-Criminal and Harassment, Probate and Family and Superior Courts
We stand in solidarity
MV Mediation stands with all who are committed to diversity and inclusion. We are in solidarity with the movement for racial justice and against systemic racism. Our vision: To create an island of competent, capable and effective conflict resolvers guides our work everyday.
Community
Neighbors, workplaces, organizations, families and individuals will benefit from conflict resolution and mediation services
Our Services
Some of our services include workplace conflict resolution, conflict coaching, family & divorce mediation and more.
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NEW! Local Consumer Program
Together with the state of MA Attorney General’s Office we are committed to protecting consumers from unfair or deceptive business practices.
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Our Courses
MVMP has trainings, classes and workshops for anyone who wants to become a certified mediator or wants to learn more about mediation.
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Check out our blog for helpful tips and information about upcoming events, workshops or courses.
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About 40 years ago, right around the time she began writing her seminal article The Logic Behind the Magic of Mediation, Albie Davis came to Martha’s Vineyard to help provide training for the court-sponsored program, which was then just one year old. In that journal article Davis wrote: “I’ve never mediated a case where I didn’t see a little piece of myself in each of the parties, the best and the worst of their qualities. I knew I could be in their shoes . . .”
Today, we find a unique phenomenon, with five generations who are fully participatory in modern adult life. This is the first time in history such a grand span of ages and birth years are co-existing in society in significant numbers.