Aims and objectives of the BabyFather Initiative

To encourage responsible parenting amongst males in the UK, in particular those who are separated from their children. This will be achieved by the following:

• providing workshops and other activities designed to assist males carers in having better relationships with their children and significant others in their lives
• organising conferences and other forums to raise awareness and understanding of the issues within communities and amongst professionals and policy makers
• providing information and advice
• promotional activity to help break down the negative stereotypes of fathers
• working in collaboration with other organisations within the field
• supporting men in prisons to maintain contact with their children and to manage the separation
• providing workshops and other activities for children and mothers to enable sharing of their issues
• supporting and developing mediation and reconciliation initiatives.