Vision
- Supporting the emotional safety of men and those they care about.
Mission
- To reduce parental conflict post-separation
- To improve co-parenting
- To improve the mental health of dads/men
- To reduce or prevent male suicide
- To support the ongoing safety of men who are abused and those who are affected by abuse
- To challenge attitudinal and societal barriers to meaningful fatherhood
- To redefine fatherhood for the 21st Century
How we will achieve this mission
- Across all of our services:
- Use an evidence-based, trauma-informed, person-centred approach
- Family Separation: Support the wellbeing of Dads through family breakdown
- By mentoring them; one-to-one personal advice
- By supporting their mental health and wellbeing
- By helping them to achieve a positive ongoing relationship with their children
- By improving co-parenting relationships
- By reducing parental conflict
- DAVE: Support male-victims of domestic abuse:
- Through safety planning
- Through the provision of an IDVA service; one-to-one personal advice
- By supporting their mental health and wellbeing
Outcomes
- Core Outcomes:
- Your wellbeing is improved
- You are more optimistic about the future
- Your suicidal thoughts have decreased or stopped
- You are more informed and empowered and can live more independently
- Your support networks have improved
- You know where to seek future/additional support
- You feel that support was person-centred and that they were involved in decisions
- You would recommend us to a friend or family member
- Additional Family Separation Support Outcomes
- Your contact quality is improved
- Your Parental conflict is reduced
- Your Co-parenting is improved
- Additional Co-parenting Programme Outcomes
- You are better able to recognise parental conflict
- You are better able to be sensitive to the child’s needs and to improve co-parenting
- You are aware of alternatives to judicial resolution
- Additional DAVE (Male-victim Domestic Abuse) Support Outcomes
- Your situation has improved
- You feel less frightened
- Your safety at home and work has improved
- Additional Mental Health Outcomes
- You are better able to manage thoughts and feelings
- Your harmful behaviour has reduced
- You have accessed talking therapies
