Hi Jeff,
If you find any studies out there please share with me. I created and developed DC4K, DivorceCare for Kids (www.dc4k.org)
It is a faith-based video group support program for children whose parents have divorced or are divorcing. We've equipped almost 75,000 children through churches that host this program.
I have a lot of my own thoughts after having worked with children of divorce since back in the late 60s. I am seeing through DC4K that the kids who go through this 13-week program once and sometimes twice are healing in amazing ways. The ones that first went through it are now late teens or early adult years. I believe even though they may have a high ACEs score, after DC4K they are betting able to manage their stress, set goals for their future and in general are healthier emotionally than kids who don't have access to DC4K.
I'm sure you have read all of Elizabeth Marquardt's works and Dr. Judith Wallerstein. Both of these women have done tremendous work and publications about children of divorce.
Currently I blog 4 times a week about children of divorce. My purpose is to educate children's ministers and church volunteers about the child of divorce. You are more than welcome to check out the "Kids & Divorce" blog at www.blog.dc4k.org
Linda Ranson Jacobs
DC4K Creator, Ambassador and Blogger
919-653-2179 (office)
Email: ljacobs@dc4k.org