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The latest news about research, policy and practice relating to work with young fathers, including resources to support work with young dads by professionals and practitioners across a range of disciplines.

Practice » Young fathers
7 June 2009 | Leave a comment

The Family Nurse Partnership (FNP)

is an intensive prevention programme being tested in England.T he programme, which has been developed and researched over 30 years in the US with impressive results, is based on home visiting by the same Family …

Practice » Young fathers
29 May 2009 | Leave a comment

These wonderful resources for Children’s Centres and other Early Years Services produced by www.dad.info are now being used in a range of ways, to help services fulfil their obligations to reach out to fathers, and to “Think Fathers” in every …

Practice » Young fathers
14 May 2009 | Leave a comment

What: Modular course for young expectant fathers
Who: U-Too Not-for-Profit Company
Where: Swindon
When: Since 2004

Help and advice for young mothers-to-be is easy to come by. Young fathers-to-be, however, are routinely left by the wayside …

External research » Young fathers
14 May 2009 | Leave a comment

Rosie Meek’s paper ‘The parenting possible selves of young fathers in prison’ draws on the social psychological concept of ‘possible selves’ to explore young imprisoned dads’ parenting aspirations and concerns.

Her study of 39 such fathers offers insights around the …

Practice » Young fathers
14 May 2009 | 2 comments

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 …

Practice » Young fathers
1 May 2009 | Leave a comment

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