Fathers
Unfairly treated.
Many separated fathers report feeling that their role as a parent is diminished or overlooked during and after family breakdown.
The Issue
These realities mean many fathers experience long stretches without meaningful time with their children. National surveys show around one in ten children have no face-to-face contact with their father 18 months after separation, and the majority of the rest see their dad on less than one-third of nights each year
The emotional toll can be severe separation and reduced contact are linked to higher rates of depression, financial hardship, and social isolation for fathers.
Losing day-to-day involvement with their children affects fathers not just as parents, but as men, challenging their identity and wellbeing
The Hard Truth
48% of Divorces
involve at least one child under 18, meaning nearly half of all marital separation directly affect parenting arrangements and child parent contact.
70%
of separated fathers live apart from their children
2,454 Australian men died by suicide in 2023
More than three-quarters of suicide deaths are male.