Arkansas Code Title 9. Family Law § 9-31-402. Legislative purpose

(1) That the youth of Arkansas are its most important natural resource and they are increasingly at risk due to conflict in their homes, schools, and communities;

(2) That mediation programs can help the youth of Arkansas and people in their homes, schools, and communities to resolve conflicts cooperatively, productively, and nonviolently and when possible prevent harmful conflicts from rising to confrontation and violence; and

(3) Therefore this subchapter is intended to benefit children, families, professionals, and courts throughout the State of Arkansas by establishing the Arkansas Youth Mediation Program to be housed at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law and the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville School of Law to provide mediation services and training for: