Raising boys to be good dads

In this issue: NEWS: The Australian Fatherhood Research Consortium - ON THE WEB: St John of God Health Care’s Healthy Men, Healthy Minds national photo competition - Supporting Father Involvement - PROGRAMS AND FATHER INCLUSIVE PRACTICE: Papua New Guinea fathers supporting their partners through antenatal care - Fathers seeking help for postnatal depression - Just for Dads - Good practice with fathers in children and family services - POLICY: Effective mental health care in the perinatal period: Australian clinical practice guidline - CONFERENCES WEBINARS COURSES: Fathers who use violence: “Whole of family” approaches where there is ongoing contact with children - Australasian Marcé Society Conference 2017 - Postgraduate Course: Engaging Fathers in Family Work - Framing messages to engage fathers in first 1000 days - RESEARCH: Recruiting fathers in Connecting2u Text Messaging Intervention with new dads and mums - Fathers’ unique contributions to child language development - Fathers and shared book reading with their young children - Examining fathers’ caring from peptides to product promotion-Approach A. The Biological Sciences View-Approach B. The Social Sciences View - RESEARCHERS PROFILE: Dr Silke Meyer (CQUniversity, School of Nursing, Midwifery & Social Sciences - Dr Chris May (Family Action Centre, The University of Newcastle)