Background/Listserv Welcome:
The National Association for Community Mediation (NAFCM) launched the RRTP pilot in June of 2007 as a national initiative to provide mediation services and training for individuals and families in the National Guard and Reservist community. The Program enjoyed enormous success in the first half of its pilot phase.

Funded by a grant from the JAMS Foundation, the priority of the Program is to support successful military-to-civilian life transitions. One of the primary goals of the RRTP is to build capacity among active personnel, families, veterans, and other community members for the constructive resolution of interpersonal and family disputes during the difficult phases of deployment and demobilization. An equally important goal is to solidify a case referral and information exchange network that will compliment existing social and health services that provide resources and information for returnees, their families, civilian employers, and more.

The purpose of including you on this RRTP Listserv is to create a forum in which we can exchange and discuss current issues, events, announcements, research, and even questions or inquiries related to our work of easing the stressors of deployment and reintegration. Additional objectives of this networking initiative include keeping you up to date on RRTP program developments and disseminating information about our professional mediation training opportunities for Guard and Reserve personnel, veterans, families, civilian employers, and others. 

It is our expectation that this vehicle will be utilized to further our collective wisdom about how the RRTP can serve your local and state community. It is also our hope that it will encourage cross-state information exchange on ideas, resources, and best practices, and help educate communities about the benefits of using community mediation.

If you are interested in sharing information via this Listserv, simply use the following email address: nafcm-rrtp@lists.riseup.net. If you wish to be removed from this list at any time, please contact me, Jared Ordway (RRTP Program Manager) at jordway@nafcm.org.

All of us at NAFCM and the RRTP Team would like to send a warm and formal welcome to those of you who are new to the listserv and a warm and formal thank you for those who continue to be involved, and we look forward to continuing our collaboration.