Divorce mediation for parents in child custody disputes

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  1. Divorce mediation for parents in child custody disputes
Population:
Parents in child custody disputes
Intervention:
Divorce mediation
Comparison:
No intervention, active intervention, waiting list
Outcomes:
• Litigations
• Agreements
• Cooperation (between parents)
• Level of conflict
• Parents’ understanding of their child’s needs
• Mental health, including stress, anxiety, depression (parents)
• Mental health, including stress, anxiety, depression (child/children)
• Well-being
• Interpersonal violence, exposure to violence (parents)
• Interpersonal violence, exposure to violence (child/children)
• Behavioural problems (child/children)
• Substance abuse (parents)
• Sick leave (parents)
• Physical health (parents)
• Participation (child/children)
• Referral to child welfare authorities

What evidence is needed?

Update of existing systematic review is needed.

What evidence is available?

Reliable systematic reviews that show evidence gaps:

None identified

Reliable, but not updated, systematic reviews that show evidence gaps:

Socialstyrelsen. Interventioner för att förebygga och hantera föräldrars konflikter och tvister kring vårdnad, boende och umgänge. En systematisk översikt om effekter. Stockholm: Socialstyrelsen; 2011. Artikelnr 2011-6-32. More about the review

Information from the SBU Enquiry Service: SBU. Samarbetssamtal och medling vid vårdnadstvist eller konflikt [Divorce mediation]. Stockholm: Statens beredning för medicinsk och social utvärdering (SBU); 2021. SBU:s upplysningstjänst ut202112. Read more

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