Support for Dads and Partners

Children don’t come with instructions and learning to be a parent can be very demanding. Dads are just as important in bringing them up and they have support needs of their own.

Parenting Programmes

Some you do at home, online. Some get you out and about, meeting people going through the same experience as you. Some are run by local parents. See what programmes are availabe to you.

Services

Acacia Dads

Acacia Dads has information specially for new dads and partners. They know one in ten new dads struggle with their mental health during and after pregnancy.

Dads Unlimited

Dads Unlimited is a charity that supports the emotional safety of men and those they care about.

Pink Parents

Pink Parents offers advice on gay and lesbian parenting issues, same-sex adoption in the UK and talking with your children about your sexual orientation.

PANDAS Foundation

PANDAS Foundation offer hope, empathy and support for every parent or network affected by perinatal mental illness.

Tommy's

Tommy’s has lots of information and advice for non-birthing parents on how pregnancy and birth may affect them and suggest ways that they can be involved.

DadPad

Developed with the NHS, the DadPad gives new dads and dads-to-be the knowledge and practical skills necessary to support themselves and their partner, so that babies get the best possible start in life.

Dad Matters

Dad Matters aims to help dads have successful relationships with their families and to support dads with anxiety, stress and mental health issues.

LGBT Mummies

LGBT Mummies support LGBT+ women and people globally on the path to motherhood or parenthood.

La Leche League

La Leche League is an international, nonprofit, nonsectarian organisation that supports everyone who wants to breastfeed or chestfeed in reaching their goals.

New Family Social

New Family Social are a UK charity, led by LGBTQ+ adopters and foster carers.

Mind

Mind offers information about mental health support for people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, intersex, or asexual.

Barking & Dagenham Mental Health & Wellness Teams (MH&WTs)

The MH&WTs provide specialist mental health services for adults aged 18 and over with serious mental health problems.

NHS

The NHS has advice about starting a family if you’re lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or non-binary.

Voda

Voda is an app designed by NHS psychotherapists and provides self-guided digital therapy programmes derived from mindfulness and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).