| Summary: | Children and youth who experience divorce or family break up will generally have an increased risk of emotional and behavioral adjustment problems. Consequently, prevention programs in the form of group intervention have been developed to prevent negative psychosocial consequences in both the short and long term. In this systematic review, we have summarized the results of studies that compared group interventions for children in divorce with no intervention and we conclude that1. Children who participate in group interventions may experience less anxiety symptoms and improved adaptation to the situation surrounding family break up compared with children who did not attend. It is uncertain whether group intervention affects children's self esteem, their experience of depression or if they change their perceptions and attitudes towards the divorce.2. Group intervention may lead to parents perceiving the child's social behavior, problem solving skills and feelings in connection with the divorce as improved. It is uncertain whether the group intervention causes the parents to perceive the children's degree of behavioral and emotional functioning as improved.3. Group intervention may cause the teachers to perceive children's school competencies as improved. It is uncertain whether the group intervention leads to teachers perceiving children's problem behavior, school attendance and academic performance as improved
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