Restorative Practice is a model for building relationships, repairing harm, solving conflicts, and creating a safe, nonjudgmental environment for everyone to express themselves. The aim of restorative practices is to develop community and manage conflict and tensions by repairing harm and restoring relationships. ChildStrive offers community trainings in the evidence-based model of the International Institute for Restorative Practices (IIRP).

An emerging social science that studies how to strengthen relationships between individuals, as well as within communities. In communities where the network of relationships are already strong and well established it is easier to respond to wrongdoing or harm and repair relationships.
“The fundamental hypothesis of restorative practices is that human beings are happier, more cooperative and productive, and more likely to make positive changes in their behavior when those in positions of authority do things with them rather than to them, or for them.” (IIRP)