The Fatherhood Institute is the UK’s fatherhood think-and-do-tank. We are a registered charity (number 1075104) and we:

• Collate, publish and mobilise international research on fathers and their impact on children and mothers
• Report on and develop approaches to engaging with fathers mainly in the health, education and family sectors
• Help shape national and local policy to ensure a father-inclusive approach
• Inject research evidence on fathers, fatherhood and co-parenting into national debates about parenting and parental roles
• Lobby for changes in law, policy and practice to dismantle barriers to UK fathers’ care of infants and children
• Help mothers and fathers in the UK and internationally balance their ‘cash and care’ responsibilities and co-operate productively as a ‘parenting team’
• Are the  leading provider in the UK (and to an extent internationally) of training, consultancy and publications on father-inclusive practice

Our vision

The Fatherhood Institute’s vision is a society that gives all children a strong and positive relationship with their father and any father-figures; supports both mothers and fathers as earners and carers; and prepares boys and girls for a future shared role in caring for children.

For individual parenting enquiries, we suggest you contact Family Lives on 0808 800 2222. For issues involving separation and contact, contact Families Need Fathers on 0870 760 7496.