Links to support for dads and co-parents
We cannot endorse any of the organisations listed but you may find the following links helpful.
The Dad Pad: https://thedadpad.co.uk/ (also an app)
Tiny Happy People; Dad Life: https://www.bbc.co.uk/tiny-happy-people/dad-life
Birthing for Blokes: https://birthing4blokes.com/
Dad Info, Because Dads Matter: https://www.dad.info/
Dad AF App (By Dads for Dads)
Dangerous Dads: http://www.dangerousdads.org.uk/
Dad Matters: https://dadmatters.org.uk/
Dad Matters Videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB94in41rWboL3ejwRHo6DQ/videos?disable_polymer=1
From Dads to Dads: http://www.fromdadstodads.org.uk/
Make Birth Better: https://www.makebirthbetter.org/support-for-partners
NCT: https://www.nct.org.uk/life-parent/dads-and-partners
Beyond Blue: https://healthyfamilies.beyondblue.org.au/pregnancy-and-new-parents/dadvice-for-new-dads
Fatherhood Institute: http://www.fatherhoodinstitute.org/
Domestic Abuse Support Line for Men: https://mensadviceline.org.uk/
Families need Fathers: https://fnf.org.uk/
Family Lives: https://www.familylives.org.uk/advice/your-family/parenting/parenting-in-same-sex-relationships/
Acacia pre- and post-natal depression support service for dads and partners: www.acacia.org.uk/blmk/dads-partners
Bonding and transition to parenthood:
What were we thinking
https://www.whatwerewethinking.org.au/
App = Australian - Free to download in iOS and Android, the app provides week-by-week information on essential topics to help mums and dads (and anyone supporting them) adjust well to the first six months of life with a baby. As you navigate the highs and lows of a new world this app gives you the knowledge, skills and reassurance to become a confident parent.
This website contains information about common experiences in the early months of parenthood and some effective ways of thinking about and managing them.
All information on this website is drawn from up-to-date research and the experiences of many parents of new babies. We hope that you find the site helpful as you learn to live with your first baby.
Baby Steps:
https://www.babysteps.org.au/web/index
Baby Steps aims to enhance the wellbeing of new mums and dads and support them in their transition to parenthood. Adjusting to life with your new baby is exciting, but also challenging. Most websites and services are mainly for mums but the adjustment is just as big for dads as it is for mums. Baby Steps is relevant for both parents.
Baby Steps was written for parents having their first baby, but can be used by anyone with a young baby who wants to learn more about caring for their baby or themselves.
Relationship Matters (Supporting Parents whether together or separated with relationship difficulties): https://relationshipmatters.org.uk/
Father’s/Partner’s Mental Health
Mind: https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/postnatal-depression-and-perinatal-mental-health/partners/#.XQzJmHdFx9M
The Moorings @ Devon
Are you feeling distressed, frightened, overwhelmed, or that things are too much for you? Don’t know where to turn to get mental health support? Are your usual sources of support closed for the night? The Moorings @ Devon offers out-of-hours mental health support to anyone aged 16+ in the Devon area, from three locations in Barnstaple, Exeter, and Torquay: Torquay Address: Torbay Business Centre, Lymington Road, Torquay TQ1 4BD, Open 6pm-midnight every day (including weekends and bank holidays). Contact to book: 07483 991 848 or Email: devontorquay.mhm@nhs.net
Andrew Mayers: http://www.andrewmayers.info/fathers-mental-health.html
From Dads to Dads: http://www.fromdadstodads.org.uk/well-being/
Andy’s Man Club: http://andysmanclub.co.uk/event/newton-abbot-liaise-bistro-30-market-street-newton-abbot-tq12-2rx-2/
The Lions Barber Collective: https://www.thelionsbarbercollective.com/videos
The PND Daddy: https://thepnddaddyblog.wordpress.com/
The Calm Zone: https://www.thecalmzone.net/