Minding the Kids in Divorce: Minimizing the Mental Health Impact

Many children face challenges from their parents’ split that can follow them for a lifetime, including into their own relationships as adults.  However, recent research evaluating the family breakdown and the impact of dads leaving the home after parents part ways finds that while adolescent children are more likely to face short-term mental health challenges – from stress and anxiety to symptoms of depression following the split – these issues tend to relent after four to nine months.

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