2020-07-012020-07-012020-07-012020-06-10https://ri.ucsal.br/handle/prefix/1621This article aims to analyze the Institute of Family Mediation, its advances and challenges, in the perspective of the prevention or reduction of family conflicts, in the context of parental alienation, allowing a critical reflection on the family, from its origin to the current scenario. Family relationships are characterized by aspects of continuity, affectivity, feelings and emotions, requiring special attention from professionals who wish to contribute to a more just and egalitarian society. When it comes to resolving family conflicts, Family Mediation has proven to be adequate, in the spaces where it has been used, favoring faster and more accepted decisions by the parties. In this sense, it is questioned why there is no greater interest among legal professionals, as well as among citizens, in the search and use of this institute to prevent or minimize clashes in families. The research has as sources of study a bibliographic review, which includes current readings on the subject, in the light of the constitutional principles and norms and in the view of recognized authors, the doctrine and the infraconstitutional legislation, as well as data on the Judicial Centers of Consensual Solution of Conflicts (CEJUSC), of Salvador-Bahia, obtained on the official websites, through national public organizations referring to the demands in the period from 2018 to 2019.Acesso AbertoMediação familiarAlienação parentalFamíliaConflitoFamily mediationParental alienationFamilyConflictTrabalho de Conclusão de CursoCiências Sociais AplicadasDireito