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We are delighted to see the Princess of Wales taking a lead on highlighting the vital role of fathers in a child’s early years - Princess Kate champions the importance of fathers in children's early years as she looks to raise awareness about the role men play in youngsters' development | Daily Mail Online

That role is arguably more vital in the case of separation and we will be supporting any initiative to raise the issue’s profile. 

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An honour for one of our patrons, Erin Pizzey.

Congratulations and our pleasure at the award of a CBE. In the complex hierarchy, one step down from a knighthood. 

Far, far below what we think she should be entitled to. A Nobel Prize perhaps.  

 She started the first women’s refuge in Chiswick, London in 1971 and it became a world-wide movement. For her, then and still, protecting adults and children from domestic violence and abuse was a human rights issue affecting both women and men. When her movement was taken over by people who considered it only affected women, (or it only mattered if the victims were female), she was expelled, vilified and persecuted. She has been portrayed as a ‘Men’s Rights’ campaigner. Not so and neither of course are we. Decisions, especially about child welfare, should be based on the parenting qualities of individuals, not based on XX good XY bad. 

Please look at her Wikipedia entry (LINK) and Erin in her own words (LINK) 

FNF is delighted at her honour. And are honoured to have her associated with us. The award has attracted no publicity. The power, we suspect, of the sexist or reverse-sexist lobby who want no recognition of her work and stance. 

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Please help out in this important research survey.

This research project will explore fathers’ experiences of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) as a risk factor for Postpartum Depression (PPD). Until recently, PPD has been extensively researched as a concern limited to new mothers (Kim & Swain, 2007). However, fathers also experience significant changes in life after childbirth that can contribute to the development of PPD.

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Congratulations, Joel Lindop, Chair of our Abduction and International Contact group for his letter published in The Times newspaper.  

This was in the wake of the ‘Alex Batty’ case, the boy who was abducted by his mother and grandfather to Spain and then France. They were untraced for six years. He escaped and returned a few weeks ago.  

Joel pointed out that there are more than 500 known cases (and probably in fact many more) and more attention needs to be paid to them.  

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Please… a step up in solidarity in 2024! 

The last Newsletter asked people to sign a petition on parental alienation sponsored by a volunteer in MATCHmothers, Mothers Apart from Their Children - (LINK).

We had a message of thanks from that volunteer, but the number of additional signatures was… you guessed! 

Whatever your reservations, show more support please! 

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