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Book now for ‘Working with fathers: research evidence for practice’ event
16 December 2014
Dads’ FAQs
13 October 2014
‘Invisible Fathers’ Working With Young Dads Resource Pack
23 July 2013
Signposting for Separated Dads
1 December 2012
Dads’ FAQs: Dads in prison
17 October 2012
Working with fathers to improve children’s well-being: a new website
9 October 2012
Case study: Safe Ground’s Family Man courses at Belmarsh Prison
21 July 2011
Case study: Innovative provision for imprisoned dads and their families
30 June 2011
Collecting fathers’ contact details: what the law says
2 July 2010
Suffolk Childrens Trust Fathers Charter
26 February 2010
Nottingham City Council Fathers Strategy
26 February 2010
Tell us your views: join the Big Fatherhood Debate!
22 June 2009
Case study: Parenting programme for young imprisoned dads
14 May 2009
Invisible Fathers Young Dad Assessment Form
7 April 2009
Invisible Fathers Consent to Contact Form
7 April 2009
Invisible Fathers: Further Reading List
25 March 2009
Invisible Fathers: Practitioner Resource List
16 March 2009
Working with Men in Health and Social Care
13 March 2009
Communicating With and Engaging Fathers
9 February 2009
Supporting Young Fathers – examples of promising practice
31 January 2008
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Training

Free online groups for new and expectant dads during Covid-19
Dads have a critical impact on babies, but during the Covid-19 pandemic, fathers face significant extra challenges. Many dads are being excluded from NHS appointments, scans or early labour, and access to health visitors or other family support is limited.  That’s why we’re teaming up with Best Beginnings to run small online groups for dads, under a Barnardo’s programme funded by the Department for Education. 

Workplace seminars for dads and mums
The Fatherhood Institute (www.fatherhoodinstitute.org) is the world’s leading independent ‘think tank’ on fatherhood. We support both mothers and fathers as earners and carers. 

Schools – boost your results by becoming a FRED provider
‘When I see my children at the weekend they say, “We don’t want to go to McDonald’s – can we read stories instead?”.’ You probably already know how important dads can be to their children’s learning – and if you don’t, you can find out here. 



News

Sources of help for fathers during the Covid-19 crisis
Families in the UK, and around the world, are experiencing unprecedented challenges, ranging from enforced proximity to enforced separation, not to mention coping with financial stress and the difficulties of keeping small children entertained. 

New data shows men’s childcare is up 58% during lockdown
The COVID-19 lockdown has led to a dramatic 58 per cent increase in unpaid childcare undertaken by men, according to data gathered by the Government’s Office for National Statistics[1]. 

Why should we care about locked down dads?
Adrienne Burgess writes… Reflecting on the process of industrialisation in Britain from the mid-nineteenth century, the historical demographer Peter Laslett wrote: “The most important of all the effects on the family group of the process of modernisation has undoubtedly been the physical removal from the household of the father and other earners for all of every working day . 



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