For Men
How Fathers, Family, Friends Can Help
First 5 San Bernardino is holding an event on Thursday, November 7, 2013 from 9:30am-11:00am for a coalition-building meeting to supprt father involvement. Father absence is a significant problem in San Bernardino County. Community stakeholders would like to utilize this event to encourage more men to stand in the gap for their children and thier chilen's mothers. The objectives of this event are to develop organizational sructure, establish clear goals and measurable objectives, and to develop a system for evaluating success.
Therapy works to reduce PTSD symptoms!
"Among couples in which one partner was diagnosed as having posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), participation in disorder-specific couple therapy resulted in decreased PTSD symptom severity and increased patient relationship satisfaction, compared with couples who were placed on a wait list for the therapy, according to a study in the August 15 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on violence and human rights."
BootCamp for new dads is a non profit that offers workshops to give men an orientation when they are becoming fathers. To find out more information on this or to get involved please click on the link below.
Most people know that women can suffer from depression after child birth, but what about dad? A news article from the Daily Beast helps readers understand male postpartum depression. Click on the link below to read the article.