The Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR) is a professional organization dedicated to enhancing the practice and public understanding of conflict resolution.

Our mission is promoting peaceful, effective conflict resolution.

ACR represents and serves a diverse national and international

audience that includes more than 6000 mediators, arbitrators, facilitators, educators, and others involved in the field of conflict resolution and collaborative decision-making. Anyone interested in the field of conflict resolution is welcome to join.

Press releases

• Conflict Resolution Experts Meet In Philadelphia: Keynote Address by Morris Dees, Jr. ( 09/25/06)
• Conflict Resolution Day to be Celebrated all over the Nation and Worldwide: Six states already received a gubernatorial proclamations declaring October 20, 2005 as Conflict Resolution Day (10/19/05)

   

• Association for Conflict Resolution Board of Directors Adopts Model Standards of Conduct for Mediators (8/23/05)

   

• ACR Announces New Membership Category for Experienced Arbitrators: Workplace Section’s Labor and Employment Arbitrator Advanced Practitioner (5/11/05)
  
  

• CR Organizations Join Forces to Explore Feasibility of a National Mediator Certification Program (9/23/04)
  
  

• Conflict Resolution Experts Meet in Sacramento (9/12/04)
  
  

• Environmental Mediation Conferences to be Held in Portland, Oregon, May 21-22, 2004 (5/12/04)
  
  

• Expert Discusses Ways to Reduce Bullying and Help Youth Resolve Conflicts (1/29/04)

• ACR 2003 Award Recipients (11/1/03)

• International Conference on Conflict Resolution in Orlando (10/02/2003)

• Santa Fe Mediator Becomes President of International Nonprofit Organization (10/02/2003)

• Compton Foundation Supports Conflict Resolution Education in Schools (07/22/03)

• Environmental Mediation Conference April 24-26, 2003 (04/24/2003)

• 2003 ACR Family Section Conference (06/25/2003)

• Boston Mediator Elected President of the Association for Conflict Resolution (09/06/2002)

• Alternative Dispute Resolution Experts to Meet in San Diego Aug. 21 - 24 (08/20/2002)

• Small Business Owners Near Ground Zero Face Eviction for Nonpayment of Rent (06/05/2002)

• Conference in Tucson Reviews 30 years of Environmental Mediation (05/16/2002)

• ACR Approves Uniform Mediation Act (04/20/2002)

• Association for Conflict Resolution Appoints David A. Hart as New CEO (10/24/2001)

• Conflict Resolution Professionals from Around the World Gather in Toronto for First International ACR Conference (10/10/2001)

• New Association Formed to Represent Broad Array of Conflict Resolution Professionals (09/21/2001)