How Dads Can Raise Resilient Kids
How Dads Can Raise Resilient Kids is a free, live and interactive event hosted by Dad Central Ontario. This event features a panel of experts who share professional insights and personal stories to help family service professionals and dads address the challenges of mental and emotional well-being.
The Mental Health Commission of Canada estimates that 1.2 million children and youth in Canada struggle with mental wellness but only 20% receive effective treatment.
Additionally, a 2019 Movember study found that 70% of new dads experienced more stress in the first 12 months of becoming a father and the majority of dads feel more pressure today to be good fathers.
The normal outlets that would support mental health have also been dramatically reduced due to the pandemic. With the current landscape we’re facing, you might be wondering what we, as dads, can do to recognize the signs of mental wellness and help our children through the challenges.
You might also have questions like:
- If you work with families, how can you support dads through this time?
- If you’re a dad and your normal supports are gone, what can you do?
- How important is it to get mental health support?
- How do positive mental health strategies benefit families and children?
This free discussion will give you answers.
How Dads Can Raise Resilient Kids discusses methods to help us manage the stress and pressure we feel as dads. We go over healthy strategies to improve our mental wellness and how to support our kids in developing their own mental wellness strategies.
Our children look up to us and model our behaviour. By looking within ourselves, showing vulnerability and starting the discussion on mental wellness, we can set the example our children need.
Event Panelists
Dr. John Oliffe
Dr. John Oliffe is a Professor and Associate Director of Research at the School of Nursing, University of British Columbia. Founder and lead investigator of UBC’s Men’s Health Research program, his work focuses on masculinities as it influences men’s health behaviors and illness management, and its impact on partners, families and overall life quality. His research findings offer guidance to clinicians and researchers to advance men’s health promotion in the areas of psychosocial prostate cancer care, smoking cessation and male suicide prevention.
Dr. Andrew Howlett
Dr. Howlett is a psychiatrist and assistant professor at the University of Toronto. He is the Service Head for the Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health Program at St. Joseph’s Health Centre – Toronto, and is the founder of the Fathers’ Mental Health Program where he provides clinical care to expectant and new fathers. He has participated and published research in the area of perinatal mental health including group couples therapy, behavioural activation therapy and the treatment of perinatal depression in men.
Justin Tsui
Justin’s mission is to help other men connect to their GREATNESS. When we begin to connect to our GREATNESS on a daily basis, we slowly start to show up with more energy and focus for the important people and things in our lives. In the Win Each Day community, Justin shares his experiences of personal growth, the lessons they’ve taught him and how they have transformed his life. Justin does this as a way to open-source his growth so that anyone can apply these insights to their own lives.
Event Hosts
Ed Gough Jr.
Member of the Dad Central Ontario Steering Committee & Host of the award-winning The Dr. Vibe Show
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Dad Central and Dove Men+Care have partnered to promote involved fatherhood across Canada and provide resources and workshops for organizations that serve dads.