Core guide evidence cutoff: 1 September 2026. Father-pathways research updated 28 September 2026. External service details were last checked 19 September 2026.
Fathers’ support preferences, 2025
Eight qualitative interviews identify experiences and preferences, not population prevalence.
Antenatal booklet trial, 2025
577 couples randomised; 470 fathers analysed. No statistically significant reduction in screening-positive depression.
Postpartum anger survey, 2022
Canadian convenience sample. Anger and depression overlap but are not identical. The study did not measure the prevalence of abuse of fathers.
Disclosure in UK primary care, 2009
Qualitative accounts from women and professionals. Disclosure has individual and service-related barriers.
Fathers’ information needs, 2017
Canadian survey with a predominantly university-educated sample; preferences do not prove effectiveness.
Parenting with depression, August 2026
Expert guidance on parents and young children, not a trial of our worksheets or imagery.
Parental mental illness and children
Professional information; age and family context matter.
Partner and family involvement, NHS England
Service guidance from England, not a guarantee of local access or eligibility.
Later non-cohabitation cohort, 2026
Associations weakened by adjustment/sensitivity analyses. Not a causal divorce rate.
Father–family relationships, June 2026
Qualitative synthesis of 13 studies. Experiences and themes, not a causal estimate or diagnosis.
Partner needs, NHS England
Guidance to recognise and respond to partners’ own needs. Not a validated screen or guarantee of service access.
What we do not claim
We cannot establish a person’s diagnosis, motives or parenting ability. We do not claim that postpartum illness causes a particular percentage of divorces, that mothers generally attack their partners, or that our photographs, worksheets or website treat illness.
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