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Elin Nordegren ‘to help other troubled families’
Tiger’s divorced wife could use part of $100m settlement to open a clinic
A week after Elin Nordegren's divorce from Tiger Woods was finalised in a Florida courtroom, the word is that she might use part of her $100m settlement (that's the lower end of the still unconfirmed guesstimates) to set up a clinic to provide mental health counselling for underprivileged families.
Nordegren, 30, has been studying psychology at evening classes at Rollins College near Orlando, Florida since 2006, well before her marriage to the golfer unravelled, and should complete her degree in mental health counselling before Christmas. At that point, the Sunday Times reported yesterday, she will be able to apply to become a professional therapist.
"Elin has a lot of ideas," said a colleague at Rollins College, "including setting up her own clinic to help poorer children suffering from mental illnesses such as depression, eating disorders and hypertension, which can result from living in a broken family.
"Maybe it's not surprising, but she feels strongly that children are the real victims when marriages fail."
Nordegren is said to be discussing the idea of a clinic with her twin sister, Josefin Nordegren, a London-based lawyer. One option would be to endow a clinic at an existing hospital. ·
