Research area: Population Health > Intergenerational Health  | Status: Active

Overview

Being a dad of young children can be fun and rewarding, but it can also be stressful. The Working Out Dads project will evaluate ways to promote men’s health and wellbeing during early fatherhood.

Information for participants

The Working Out Dads project will evaluate two different approaches.

Working Out Dads

A 6-week face-to-face group of 6-10 fathers, which includes time for discussion about being a dad, managing work and family life, and strategies to cope with stress. It also includes a 30-minute group personal training session with a personal trainer.

Talking About Being a Dad

A brief discussion over the phone with a health professional from Tweddle Child & Family Health Service about what it is like to be a dad, about your health and wellbeing, and what resources and services are available for fathers.

We will compare these two approaches to work out which is most effective in promoting fathers’ health and wellbeing. This project will gather important evidence about whether we should make the program more widely available to other fathers in the future.

The Working Out Dad's trial

Get involved

You may be eligible to take part in this study if you are:

• Over the age of 18
• A biological father, stepfather, or male caregiver of a child aged 0-4 years

We will recruit dads across Bendigo, Casey and Stonnington local government areas throughout 2023.

Bendigo, Casey and Stonnington (plus surrounding local government areas)

To get started with participating, click the button below to read and complete the Participant Information and Consent form. Following this, a member of the research team will contact you to discuss next steps.

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