Groups, services, podcasts and communities curated by dads who've used them. Not a directory — a map of what works.
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Masculinity and change through conversations with experts and practitioners.
Serious but accessible. Men as part of building a more equal world.
Practical strategies for winning as a parent and partner.
Marriage, parenting, health, emotional intelligence and legacy.
Guests explore three failures and what they learned.
Normalises failure and vulnerability. Honest rather than motivational.
Justin Baldoni, Liz Plank and Jamey Heath on the messy stuff around masculinity.
Relationships, body image, fatherhood, mental health.
Four mates who became dads around the same time.
Honest, relatable. The funny, exhausting and rewarding bits.
Fatherhood, identity, relationships and raising Black children in Britain.
Fills a real gap. Culture, pride and parenting without the filter.
Two gay dads talk surrogacy, adoption, co-parenting and the bits nobody prepares you for.
Normalises LGBTQ+ fatherhood without making it a topic.
Know a podcast we're missing? +Free, weekly, non-clinical peer support. Show up, sit in a circle, talk if you want.
The model that proved men will talk if you give them the right room.
The UK's largest network of dads. Parenting advice and peer support.
Biggest dedicated dad community in the UK.
Men asking and answering on relationships, career, health and life.
Anonymity encourages honesty. Huge variety of lived experience.
Dedicated dad section within Mumsnet. Moderated space for fathers.
Established, well-moderated. Integrated with broader parenting conversation.
Discussion forum for dads. Parenting, relationships, work-life balance.
Established UK resource with active moderation.
Support for single parents including single dads. Advice, community, helpline.
Doesn't assume the default single parent is mum.
Free helpline and webchat for men, 5pm–midnight every day.
When you need to talk to someone tonight.
Know a space we should add? +Volunteer-led community creating social life and peer support for dads through playdates, workshops and meet-ups.
Reimagines male mental health support around genuine fun and connection.
Supporting boys and men with evidence-based services from childhood to 25.
Tackles toxic masculinity in schools. Runs Fathers for Futures programme.
18-month early intervention for boys aged 11–15 with absent fathers.
Builds positive masculinity in vulnerable boys. Activity-based, whole-child approach.
Open conversations around fatherhood, work-life balance and mental health.
Uses cultural touchstones to make fatherhood conversations feel natural.
Evidence-based programme supporting fathers to improve relationships and manage frustration.
Trauma-informed. Keeps kids safe while supporting dads to change.
Connecting projects working on positive masculinity across race, class, sexuality and culture.
Intersectional by design.
Resources and support for LGBTQ+ parents and families.
Helps LGBTQ+ dads know their rights.
Know a programme or community? +Rob Kenney teaches life skills with warmth and humour for people who grew up without a dad.
Useful how-to wrapped in genuine fatherly care.
Regular posts on fatherhood challenges, mental health and community stories.
Bite-sized fatherhood wisdom. Normalises the full spectrum of dad experience.
Podcast clips, parenting content and community updates.
Community-focused, not influencer-focused.
Event info, member stories and mental health campaigns.
Member stories show real impact.
Social commentator on fatherhood, parenting culture and men's wellbeing.
Thoughtful, grounded. Challenges stereotypes.
Know a feed worth following? +The UK's leading fatherhood think-and-do-tank.
Evidence-based advocacy that actually shifts policy.
Campaign for better paternity leave.
UK has the worst paternity leave in Europe. Two weeks at less than half minimum wage.
270+ free weekly support groups across the UK.
Peer-to-peer model that scales. Campaigns that shift culture.
Addressing toxic masculinity in schools and communities.
Prevents harm at source. Systemic change through service provision.
Campaigns for inclusive workplace policies and ending the fatherhood penalty.
Links fatherhood to workplace justice.
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Nominate →First steps when things are hard. No jargon. Just honest starting points.
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