Working Out Dads Project
- Project status: Active
Research area: Population Health > Intergenerational Health
The Working Out Dads project is evaluating ways to promote men’s health and wellbeing during early fatherhood.
Being a dad of young children can be fun and rewarding, but it can also be stressful at times.
Being a dad of young children can be fun and rewarding, but it can also be stressful at times.
Overview
The Working Out Dads project is a two-phase research study involving fathers and Community Health and Social Care Professionals.
In phase one, we collaborated with fathers to evaluate the effectiveness of two methods that promote their health and wellbeing. We aimed to gather evidence on whether the program should be expanded to benefit more fathers in the future. Phase one of the Working Out Dads project is now complete.
Phase two will involve Health and Social Care Professionals who work with families and parents of young children. We aim to learn more about the services available for men in early fatherhood.
Health and Social Care Professionals can find out more and provide consent to participate via the Participant Information and Consent Form:
Participant Information and Consent Form
Information for participants
Phase one
Complete
Phase one involved a randomised controlled trial to assess the health and wellbeing outcomes of fathers attending a six-week, group-based peer-support program. These outcomes were compared to a group of fathers receiving a phone call from a health professional regarding support services.
Phase two
We are interested in hearing from Health and Social Care Professionals who work with families and parents of young children. We would like to hear your thoughts on the different ways that organisations around Australia are providing services to men in early fatherhood.
We would also like to hear your thoughts about Working Out Dads, a group-based peer support intervention for fathers developed by Tweddle Child & Family Health Service. This may include whether it is needed and acceptable to fathers and whether it would fit with existing supports available in your organisation. If you decide to participate, you will receive further information about the program.
You can provide input through our online survey or, if you prefer, an individual interview or focus group.
Your feedback will help us to understand how to make support services more widely available to fathers in Australia.
Contact us
Working Out Dads
Murdoch Children's Research Institute
The Royal Children's Hospital
50 Flemington Road
Parkville VIC 3052
Australia
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