16 June 2025

#DadsMHDay

Strong Foundations: Dads Matter from Day One.

International Fathers' Mental Health Day unites and improves fathers’ psychological wellbeing by raising awareness and decreasing stigma.

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looking after dads’ mental health helps the whole family.

International Fathers' Mental Health Day (IFMHD) is a global awareness campaign that aims to raise awareness about the importance of mental health support for fathers and promote a culture of understanding, acceptance, and inclusivity. The day is observed the following Monday after Father's Day in the UK every year and involves launching a focused social media campaign that highlights key aspects of fathers’ mental health.

Global partners

International Fathers' Mental Health Day is supported by over 50 amazing organisations, globally.

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Image link to Becoming Us – Australia
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Image link to Birth Trauma Association
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Image link to Brazelton centre UK
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Image link to Centre for perinatal psychology
Image link to Dadee Services
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Image link to Fatherhood Solutions
Image link to Fathers Network Scotland
Image link to Fathers Reaching Out
Image link to Fathers of Success
Image link to ForWhen
Image link to Halton Family Hubs
Image link to Healthy Male – Australia
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Image link to Home Start South Glasgow
Image link to Hows Dad? Sut mae dad?
Image link to Karitane
Image link to Leeds Dads
Image link to Little Shadow – New Zealand
Image link Mental Health Matters Wales
Image link to Make Birth Better
Image link to Maternal Mental Health Progress in Canada
Image link to Mellow Parenting
Image link to Men Against Mountains - Mens Movement
Image link to NeuroNatal
Image link to PADA – New Zealand
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Image link to The Canadian Perinatal Mental Health Collaborative
Image link to The Center for Men’s Excellence – USA
Image link to The Dad Pad
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Image link to The International Marce Society
Image link to Parent Line NI
Image link to Parent-Infant Research Institute – Australia
Image link to Peach Tree Perinatal Wellness – Australia
Image link to Perinatal Mental Health Coalition Canada
Image link to Perinatal Mental Health Training CIC
Image link to Perinatal Wellbeing Centre
Image link to Postpartum Support International
Image link to Psychdesk Foundation
Image link to Radiance (South West WA)
Image link to SMS4dads
Image link to SPANS – Zimbabwe
Image link to Two Dads UK
Image link to University College Cork
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Campaign delivery team

Fathers are often overlooked in mental health discussions

The perinatal period is a time of vulnerability for any expectant or new parent. For dads, the adjustment to parenting can include changes in roles, increased pressure managing work and family, and changes in their relationships and social life.

10%

1 in 10 fathers will experience depression or anxiety during pregnancy or the first year following pregnancy.1

2x

Depression and anxiety are twice as common in expecting and new fathers as compared with global estimates in men.1

1. Paulson, J. F., & Bazemore, S. D. (2010). Prenatal and Postpartum Depression in Fathers and Its Association With Maternal Depression. JAMA, 303(19), 1961. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2010.605

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We aim to drive mass awareness around perinatal mental health ill-health and strive to educate on what ill-mental health can look like for fathers. We've created some posts for you to easily download, customise and share below.

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