Separated familiesNews, research, policy and practice articles on working with separated families, and maximising the involvement of fathers in the lives of their children post-separation.
Practice » Separated families
What: ‘You and Your Child’ parenting programme for fathers who are prisoners
Who: Ormiston Children & Families Trust, accredited by the National Open College Network Where: Eight prisons in Eastern England
When: Programme first accredited 2004
In the UK there are an estimated 160,000 children who have a parent (in the vast majority of cases, a father) in prison.
Practice » Separated families
Working With Men, a charity that has been working with boys and young men for over twenty years have developed a website for young fathers funded by the DCSF Teenage Pregnancy Unit and designed in consultation with young fathers: www.young-fathers.org.uk
The website aims to:
Remove barriers that currently stop young father’s involvement in family life;
Ensure that young fathers are informed and have the skills required to father their children well;
Support children’s development, by supporting the active involvement of young fathers;
Provide professionals with information, advice and support to develop their work with young fathers.
Practice » Separated families
You can download this form from the Related Documents section below, and use it to gather information about young dads accessing your service.
Practice » Separated families
You can download the form from the Related Documents section below, and use it to give to a "third party" to take home to a dad, and return to the service.
Practice » Separated families
Browning House is a family assessment centre in Leeds, where vulnerable young mums’ and dads’ capacity as parents is assessed in cases involving child protection.
External research » Separated families
The Australian Fatherhood Research Network (AFRN) promotes high-quality collaborative research into fatherhood and fathering in Australia by encouraging researchers, academics, managers, practitioners and those developing policy to pay attention to the important roles that fathers play in family and community life.
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