RJI meets people where they are, working alongside individuals, groups, and institutions as they navigate conflict, build shared accountability, and strengthen resilience. We focus on practical pathways forward across diverse contexts and lived experiences.
To sustain and deepen this work, we are growing a community of practice that brings together experienced practitioners across fields. This collaborative network strengthens shared expertise and expands our capacity to deliver restorative support that is sector-specific, thoughtfully tailored, and grounded in real-world context.
Serving Many Communities & Sectors
Restorative justice supports individuals and families navigating conflict, rupture, or transition by creating space for honest conversation, shared understanding, and forward movement. In this context, restorative practice may include facilitated conversations, family circles, or coaching that helps people name impact, repair trust, and rebuild connection. The focus is not on shame, but on clarity, accountability, and restoring relationships in ways that feel humane and sustainable.
Mission-driven organizations and faith communities often carry deep values alongside real human complexity. Restorative justice helps these communities respond to conflict, misalignment, or rupture in ways that honor dignity and shared purpose. Practice may include facilitated conversations, leadership support, or community processes that help groups address harm, rebuild trust, and stay aligned with their values while moving forward together.
In K–12 settings, restorative justice supports schools in responding to conflict, discipline, and behavioral challenges while keeping students connected to learning and community. Restorative practice may include classroom circles, restorative responses to incidents, family engagement, and staff training that strengthen accountability and belonging. The focus is on helping young people understand impact, take responsibility, and repair relationships in ways that support growth rather than exclusion.
On college and university campuses, restorative justice supports students, faculty, and staff in navigating conflict, misconduct, and community harm within complex institutional systems. Practice may include facilitated dialogues, restorative processes connected to conduct systems, campus-wide training, and culture-building initiatives that promote responsibility, dignity, and repair. The work helps institutions address harm while maintaining fairness, clarity, and care for all involved.
In workplaces, restorative justice helps organizations address conflict, breakdowns in communication, and cultural strain without defaulting to punitive or avoidant responses. Restorative practice may show up through leadership training, facilitated dialogues, team repair processes, or culture-building initiatives that strengthen accountability and collaboration. The result is healthier teams, clearer communication, and systems that support people to do their best work together.
Public institutions operate under complex pressures, scrutiny, and responsibility to the public good. Restorative justice supports agencies in navigating conflict, internal culture challenges, and community relationships with integrity and transparency. In these settings, restorative practice may include staff training, facilitated processes, or systems design that strengthens trust, accountability, and problem-solving within and across agencies.
Restorative justice offers pathways for accountability, healing, and reintegration that center the lived experiences of those most impacted by the criminal legal system. Practice may include facilitated dialogue, reentry support, community accountability processes, or restorative programming that acknowledges impact while supporting agency and transformation. The work focuses on dignity, responsibility, and creating real possibilities for change beyond punishment alone.
For therapists and mental health professionals, restorative justice offers relational frameworks that complement clinical practice, especially in situations involving conflict, relational rupture, or community-level dynamics. Restorative approaches can support therapists in expanding their toolkit for facilitated dialogue, ethical repair, and systems awareness. This work emphasizes boundaries, consent, and trauma-informed practice while supporting clients and communities in relational healing.
Healthcare environments often involve high stakes, power imbalances, and intense emotional stress. Restorative justice supports medical professionals and institutions in addressing conflict, communication breakdowns, and moral distress with clarity and care. In practice, this may include facilitated conversations, team-based repair processes, or training that strengthens collaboration, accountability, and patient-centered care.
Within legal settings, restorative justice offers complementary approaches that support accountability, repair, and dialogue alongside formal legal processes. For legal professionals, restorative practice may involve understanding restorative options, participating in facilitated processes, or collaborating across systems to support outcomes that address impact and responsibility. This work helps expand the range of responses available to conflict while maintaining ethical and professional standards.
RJI also serves restorative practitioners and facilitators. We offer opportunities for skill-building and service, and spaces for reflection and community. Our work supports practitioners in deepening their facilitation skills, strengthening ethical and trauma-informed practice, and navigating the real-world complexities of restorative work. This may include advanced training, peer learning, consultation, and opportunities to contribute to shared resources—helping practitioners stay grounded, supported, and effective in their work across diverse settings.
HoW IT WORKS
We know reaching out can feel vulnerable—especially when you’re navigating conflict, transition, or uncertainty. Our process is designed to be clear, supportive, and responsive to your specific context.
01.
Start the Conversation.
Getting in touch is simple. You can reach out to schedule a free consult or contact us directly at info@rjinstitute.org to share a bit about what’s bringing you here. You don’t need to have anything figured out—we will walk through it together.
02.
We listen and ask thoughtful questions.
After you reach out, our team will follow up to learn more about your situation. We’ll ask a few questions to understand your context, goals, constraints, and who’s involved. This conversation is exploratory, not a commitment—it’s simply a way to get clarity together. You’re always in control of what you share; we only ask what’s needed to help us recommend the most appropriate support.
03.
We explore what support could look like.
Based on what we learn, we’ll talk through possible pathways, which may include training, facilitation, consultation, coaching, or longer-term partnership. If our services aren’t the right fit, we’ll let you know—and help you think about alternatives.
04.
We connect you with the right service.
If working together feels like a good fit, we’ll connect you with the service or offering that best meets your needs and share next steps, timelines, and logistics. From there, you can explore specific service details and decide how you’d like to move forward.
Throughout the process, our goal is to meet you where you are—with honesty, care, and respect for the complexity and needs of your situation.
The Restorative Justice Institute (RJI) hosts a values-aligned Community of Practice, a “bench” of practitioners who take on cases and projects in training, consultation, mediation, facilitation, and field-building.
This network brings together experienced restorative practitioners, facilitators, trainers, and thinkers who collaborate to serve and help shape the future of restorative justice.
