Description
Presented by Social Current
This webinar is designed to elevate fathers’ mental health as a core prevention and family well-being strategy, recognizing that fathers’ emotional health, identity, and connection to their children are critical protective factors for families. The goal is to shift the narrative in the social sector from viewing fathers as peripheral or “hard to reach” to seeing them as essential partners in prevention, healing, and long-term family stability. Participants will deepen their understanding of how structural stressors, such as economic insecurity, systemic racism, involvement with child welfare or the justice system, and unresolved trauma, shape fathers’ mental health and engagement with services.
Takeaways
- How fathers’ mental health directly impacts child and family well-being
- How systems, bias, and policy shape fathers’ engagement and help-seeking
- Practical strategies to support fathers’ mental health without increasing surveillance or risk
- How to apply a prevention-oriented lens to everyday practice, supervision, and program design