Friend's parents divorce

[Tesserax]

The title says it all. I'm not going to say much, but just this:

How can I support her? And not in "just being a good friend" way, in a proactive way to help.

[Desuetude]

Its pretty difficult because everyone deals with divorces differently. The most important thing I'd say is always be there to offer distractions, if she needs to get out then arrange to meet up with her and go and do something because living in a newly divorced environment can be stressful. Talk to her about it and make sure she knows she can open up to you and if she has a decent relationship with her parents still then advise her to talk to them about what she wants. Don't let her get dragged where ever they want her to go. If she wants to spend more time with one parent than the other tell her to talk to them about it, it can be the difference between being absolutely miserable and feeling some kind of control and stability. Unfortunately there will always be difficultly, divorce is something that you don't just 'get over' the situation is with you for life. The only consolation I have is that I assume she'll be going to uni and moving out in a year or two so she doesn't have to deal with it for very long. Its still not at all ideal and I hope that she's not taking it too badly.