Supporting fathers experiencing family breakdown: practitioner perspectives

Hine, Ben; Roy, Eilish

Supporting fathers experiencing family breakdown: practitioner perspectives

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Hine, Ben ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9732-4631 and Roy, Eilish (2025) Supporting fathers experiencing family breakdown: practitioner perspectives. Social sciences, 14 (5). pp. 1-20.

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Abstract

Background:
This study explored the experiences and insights of providers who support fathers experiencing family breakdown, separation, and divorce (FBSD).

Methods:
Nine practitioners who work for organizations in the United Kingdom supporting fa-thers experiencing FBSD were interviewed using deliberative inquiry. The data were analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis to identify key themes.

Results:
The findings highlighted four primary themes: ‘Support Needed by Fathers,’ ‘Barriers for Organizations,’ ‘Best Practice,’ and ‘Recommendations.’

Conclusions:
The results mirror previous findings with fathers themselves and illuminate the immense challenges faced by organizations supporting them. Participants offered valuable in-sights into the necessary reform and change required to improve the experiences of separated fathers and their ability to support them.

Item Type:	Article
Identifier:	10.3390/socsci14050266
Keywords:	Family breakdown, fathers, support, mental health, suicide
Subjects:	Psychology > Family psychology Psychology > Family psychology > Fatherhood Psychology
Date Deposited:	22 Apr 2025
Dates:	Date Publication status 21 April 2025 Accepted 25 April 2025 Published
School, department or research centre:	School of Human and Social Sciences
Keywords:	Family breakdown, fathers, support, mental health, suicide
URI:	https://repository.uwl.ac.uk/id/eprint/13486

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