Cundy Jessica
National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children E-mail:
Soc Policy Soc. 2016 Jan;15(1):141-153. doi: 10.1017/S1474746415000524.
While the recent Coalition government committed to some initiatives supporting the role of parents, relationships and the early years, there remains a lack of focus on fathers as a distinct policy area. This is reflected at local government level, as lead professionals for young fathers are rare and data on the number of young fathers in each local area are not routinely collected. Barnardo's was funded by the Department for Education in 2012, as part of the Family Strategic Partnership, to highlight the needs and experiences of young fathers in England, and the joint role of statutory and voluntary services in supporting them (fully reported by Barnardo's in Cundy, 2012). Based on selected case studies drawn from research and a range of practice organisations, this article presents the journeys of five young fathers and their experience of maternity services, children's centres, schools, housing services and the secure estate.
尽管最近的联合政府致力于一些支持父母角色、人际关系和幼儿期的举措,但作为一个独特的政策领域,父亲角色仍然缺乏关注。这在地方政府层面有所体现,因为负责年轻父亲事务的主要专业人员很少,而且每个地区年轻父亲数量的数据也没有定期收集。2012年,巴纳多儿童慈善机构作为家庭战略伙伴关系的一部分,由教育部资助,以突出英格兰年轻父亲的需求和经历,以及法定和志愿服务在支持他们方面的联合作用(巴纳多儿童慈善机构在2012年坎迪的报告中有全面报道)。基于从研究和一系列实践组织中选取的案例研究,本文介绍了五位年轻父亲的经历以及他们在产科服务、儿童中心、学校、住房服务和安全社区方面的体验。