think fathers
At the Centre for Separated families, we're backing the Government's new Think Fathers campaign.
And we can help you to do the same...
The Government has published research that shows that public, health and family services across the board need to go much further in recognising and working with fathers.
The Children's Minister wants to build up the expectation of fathers' involvement within public services - from birth, through children's centres in the early years and in schools - and within society more generally.
At the Centre for Separated Families, we have been working to improve our services for fathers since 1999...
Working in partnership with Oxfam, we subjected all of our work to an intense gender audit to look at the potential barriers fathers faced in accessing our services. Gender mainstreaming is now central to everything we do.
read the Equal Opportunities Commission best practice report on our work
Whatever sector you are working in, our training and consultancy services can help you to make your services accessible and relevant for fathers.
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Engaging fathers after family separation
Do you work... with children affected by family separation? Do you work with fathers who are caring for children on their own full time or who are involved in their children's lives on a part-time basis?
Our courses offer a range of strategies for engaging with fathers to strengthen and protect their relationships with children after family separation.
the Think Fathers campaign
Think Fathers is a new campaign launched by the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) and a range of partners that aims to encourage public, health and family services to be more ‘dad-friendly’ and inclusive of fathers.
visit the Think Fathers website
Targeting health and education service providers, the campaign also urges employers to consider more father-friendly working practices, such as flexible hours and working from home.
read what Jade Goody teaches us about Think Fathers
Wanting to amplify fathers’ voices and improve public attitudes towards dads, Think Fathers also seeks to generate debate in the media about fatherhood. Our goal is to drive discussion around fatherhood in the twenty first century, highlighting the importance of dads in children’s lives and the need for services to facilitate and empower fathers to take more active roles.
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