Families Need Fathers often receives requests from academics and organisations looking to carry out research on separated families, particularly the experiences of dads.

Social research is of great importance in family law, and the evidence built up by researchers helps to drive forward improvements that can benefit children and families in the future.

We list current research requests below. If you are interested in the study and would like to find out more or take part, do contact the researchers on the details provided. If you would like to speak to us about any listed requests, or you are a researcher that would like to speak to us about a project, please email us on admin@fnf.org.uk.

Mediation - Wild Pictures

Splitting up or divorcing? Already separated but need to agree what happens next about your home, children or finances?

If you’re looking for a low cost separation, want to avoid court or hoping to keep things amicable, then we’d like to hear from you.

A BBC documentary series is working with National Family Mediation, the largest provider of family mediation in England and Wales that provides highly qualified family mediators to help separated couples come to agreement on vital issues.

1 in 3 marriages in Britain end in divorce, yet few people know there is a positive way to resolve practical problems and move forwards. We’re looking for separating/separated couples who could use mediation and are prepared to share their experience to help others learn about it. If you need help and are interested to know more about this ground-breaking series, please contact: Rhiannon on 07502112208 or Rhiannon@wildpictures.co.uk.

Male Victims of Domestic Violence - FNF BPM Cymru

FNF Both Parents Matter Cymru is a registered charity providing information, support and advice to parents and grandparents with child contact problems in Wales. Roughly 70% of those who approach us for help are men.

We are aware of the excellent work undertaken by Rights of Women and others capturing the experience of women who are victims of Domestic Violence. Their most recent report on the position of female victims can be accessed here http://rightsofwomen.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Evidencing-DV-a-year-on-2014.pdf

This survey was inspired by that work but is focused on the experience of MALE victims exclusively. 

Please only complete this survey if you are 

1. MALE - including transexuals identifying as male

AND

2. identify as a victim of 'Domestic Violence' * (PLEASE NOTE)

You can access the survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/maleDVvictimssurvey

'Domestic Violence' is defined by the UK Government as:

Any incident or pattern of incidents of controlling, coercive or threatening behaviour, violence or abuse between those aged 16 or over who are or have been intimate partners or family members regardless of gender or sexuality. This can encompass but is not limited to the following types of abuse:

• psychological
• physical
• sexual
• financial
• emotional

The follow links contains more detail about the definition of domestic violence: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-government-domestic-violence-and-abuse-definition

PLEASE NOTE

This survey is designed to be anonymous. Please ensure that you do not include any information that would identify yourself or others in completing the survey.

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Helpliner Information

UPDATE: For details on the reforms from the Child and Families Act that came into effect on 22/4/2014, please click here. 

• Covid-19 Guidance
• Child & Parenting Arrangements
  • Benefits of Shared Parenting
  • Effective Negotiation
  • Parental Responsibility
  • Parenting Plans
  • Alternatives to Court
• Separating
  • Arrangements For Children
  • Pathway
  • Schools
  • Doctors
  • Parental Alienation
• Child Maintenance and Other Benefits
  • Child Maintenance
• New Partners
• What To Tell Children
  • Relevant Books & Films
  • Child Appropriate Explanations
• Family Court
  • Enforcement of Orders
  • Guidance and Information
• Books

 Scotland and Wales:

Callers from Scotland and Wales can also be referred to FNF Scotland and FNF BPM Cymru:

• FNF Scotland: http://www.fnfscotland.org.uk/, scotland@fnf.org.uk, 0131 557 2440
• FNF BPM Cymru: https://www.fnf-bpm.org.uk/, 08456 004446

FNF Factsheets

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MEET THE GRUFFALO & OTHER FAMOUS CHILDREN’S CHARACTERS AT FREE FAMILY EVENTS ACROSS THE UK

Read On. Get On. turns October half term into a joyful celebration of reading with a UK-wide tour for children aged 11 years and under. 

Kicking off during half term school holidays in Westfield Stratford, London, on 27th October and later appearing in Cardiff and Manchester Save the Children will be inviting families across the UK to free events celebrating all that is magical about reading. A wide range of special guests including the Gruffalo and Winnie the Witch will be popping along to meet young fans. 

The events will offer lots of fun activities for families with some of the nation’s most famous faces, authors, illustrators and fictional characters hosting ‘Storytelling Sessions’, ‘Poetry with a Bang!’ - the very best in playful spoken word poetry created on the hoof by some of our famous faces and ‘Word Searching’ – a treasure hunt experience where clues and riddles will mean prizes for all children.  

Interactive workshops for children of all ages will also be freely available throughout the day including ‘Page Turners’ where a storyteller and illustrator will build a story with the help of the audience’s imagination and ‘Have a Go’ craft sessions. During Face-painting sessions kids can choose to be transformed into one of their favourite characters such as Fantastic Mr Fox or the Gruffalo. 

Save the Children’s tour of the UK includes:

•      27th and 28th October – Westfield Stratford City, Queen Elizabeth, Olympic Park, London 

•      30th October - Wales Millennium Centre, Bute Plu, Cardiff Bay, CF10 5AL 

•      1st November - Manchester Trafford Centre, Manchester, M17 8AA

Alongside a coalition of leading literacy organisations, Save the Children’s free series of children’s events will celebrate all that is magical about reading as part of a wider reading mission called ‘Read On. Get On.’ which aims to get all children across the UK reading confidently by the time they leave primary school. 

For more information visit www.readongeton.org.uk 

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Welcome to the new and improved Families Need Fathers website!

OK - that was a while ago, but some people still ask, so here goes:

Our site has been revamped to improve accessibility, and to ensure that you can access the information you need as quickly and easily as possible.

We have also upgraded our membership subscription service, meaning you will have your own unique login which works for both the Members' Area and the Forum. This Username will be unique to you, and is set up when you register.  You can use your name but we recommend some kind of nickname which does not necessarily identify you to others.

To receive our monthly Newsletter you will need to register and choose a Username and password as well as enter details such as your email address.  Once registered you will be able to choose either Free Registration - or you can choose one of the membership plans and become a member.  We rely on memberships to provide our services and support to thousands of parents and so we would naturally hope you will choose this option, but the choice of course is yours.  There is also an option to donate to FNF without becoming a member if you prefer.

There is now a 'My Profile' section for all registered users, including Members, which means you will be able to update your details in future with us in just a few clicks.

Important Information for existing users

As you might expect, we have done our best to include existing Members and Newsletter subscribers in our new system, but because existing Members/subscribers will not necessarily have a Username in the system, we will have invented Usernames for earlier users who didn't have one. 

Those users who are already users of our Forum will have Usernames already and should be able to use them to login.  But for consistency and to avoid chances of any errors, we would ask any existing Newsletter subscriber or Member trying to login for the first time to follow the same procedure: 

Select the "Login" option at the top right of this page in the menu bar and then to select the "Forgot Login" option and follow the instructions to retrieve your Username first and then reset your password.  Note: You will need the email address which you originally gave us when you registered on the old site. If that has changed since you previously became a Member please contact us.

New visitor to our site?   Please click here.

As with any new website, there may be a few teething problems along the way. If you notice anything that doesn't seem to be working as it should, please just drop us a line at webmaster@fnf.org.uk.  Or you can use the link to feedback form appearing on every page.

We hope to be able to introduce new features over the coming months to improve the website as a resource for parents and families, and we can't wait to bring you new, engaging content to support you in the future!

Thank you

Families Need Fathers - because both parents matter

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