Fatherhood Institute

The Fatherhood Institute is the UK’s fatherhood think-and-do-tank. We are a registered charity (number 1075104) and we:

• collate, publish and mobilise international research on fathers and their impact on children and mothers
• report on and develop approaches to engaging with fathers mainly in the health, education and family sectors
• help shape national and local policy to ensure a father-inclusive approach
• inject research evidence on fathers, fatherhood and co-parenting into national debates about parenting and parental roles
• lobby for changes in law, policy and practice to dismantle barriers to UK fathers’ care of infants and children
• help mothers and fathers in the UK and internationally balance their ‘cash and care’ responsibilities and co-operate productively as a ‘parenting team’
• are the  leading provider in the UK (and to an extent internationally) of training, consultancy and publications on father-inclusive practice.

Our vision

The Fatherhood Institute’s vision is a society that gives all children a strong and positive relationship with their father and any father-figures; supports both mothers and fathers as earners and carers; and prepares boys and girls for a future shared role in caring for children.

Training

The Fatherhood Institute offers a comprehensive range of off-the-shelf courses aimed at service managers and frontline workers from a variety of settings. Popular courses include

• Working with fathers in early years and children’s centres.
• Working with young fathers.
• Delivering father-inclusive parenting services.
• Creating father-inclusive health and social care services.