A study done with more than 200 divorced mothers and their children shows that divorce counselling can help kids avoid trouble when they get into their teen years.
I’ve summarized a report on the study by SAMHSA below and you can read the complete article on this page.
Report Summary
Most children of divorced parents in the United States (40 percent of all children) adjust well to their parents’ split.
Researchers at the University of Arizona tried to find out whether post-divorce counseling for children helped prevent some negative outcomes of divorce-conduct problems, dropping out of school, substance use, high-risk sexual behaviors, and depression-during the teen years.
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