The meeting of the North East Father work Forum held on December the 4th 2006 is on the theme of Mental Health and Fatherhood
The meeting will be held in Newcastle at the new Nunsmoor Childrens Centre in Fenham. The centre is due to open on 1st December - further details will follow to confirm venue and directions.
Guest Speaker Phil Heslop of Foster Care Associates and the National Autistic Society will be talking on the theme of Foster Fathers.
Workers are invited to bring along examples of good practice, training and resources they have come across as well as share knowledge on the theme of Fathers and Mental Health
The Afternoon will also include an opportunity for father work practitioners to provide updates about work across the North East to include fathers and there will be time for networking and sharing ideas and good practice.
There will be some time to discuss the future of the North East Father Work Forum and the development of local city/county/borough wide forums in each of the regions 12 authority areas.
Please let us know if you have any questions or comments or would like to add your experiences to the forum discussion by clicking 'add comment' below.(if you are not logged in to the site your comment will have to be authorised by site admin before it will appear on the page.)
We would also appreciate contributions from practitioners and managers who can talk about work with Fathers and men that is happening in their area - look at the 'In your area' section to find out and comment on local info.
The North East Fatherwork Forum is a free networking organisation for workers supported by Children North East Fatherhood Centre
* Please let us know in advance if you would like to attend the event by clicking here.