Call for Participation: Virtual Workshop for Early Career Researchers on Family Research by Family Research, ISA (RC06) Workshop Details: 🗓️ November 28 and 29, 2024 📍Online (Virtual) 💬 Open Call for any topic related to family research

🚨🚨 ‘A council house revolution.’ Music to our ears. More social housing is what we need to end the housing emergency. It's absolutely right that Deputy PM Angela Rayner is putting building social homes at the top of her priority list 👏

👀The new look digidad.uk learning platform is now live! This is an incredible resource for young dads and their families, and anyone supporting young fathers 🤩

New blog(s) alert!📢 We have published the final two blogs of series 1, which focus on new insights + solidarities relating to how austerity alters lives and futures. Thank you to all our contributors 📝💭 You can read all five blogs from series 1 here: socialsciences.manchester.ac.uk/morgan-centre/…

New event alert! Father-inclusion and the Family Hubs:  ‘what works’ in engaging dads 8/10/24 Register now: eventbrite.co.uk/e/father-inclu… With panels of dads and talks from yours truly, @ruthndwrites @ncitycare_SSBC North East Young Dads & Lads (NEYDL) Future Men dadmattersuk @BestBeginnings and more!

The #GoodChildhoodReport 2024 is here, and it shows concerning findings for the wellbeing of children in the UK. We see a continuing decline in young people’s wellbeing. This must end now. Read more in the full report: childrenssociety.org.uk/good-childhood

Described as “One of the most important books on adolescent and young adult fathers ever published”, you can get a copy from the Bristol University Press website to learn more about the parenting journeys and support needs of young fathers

"The first place to start is to look at harnessing the power of youth work organisations, community groups and schools’ networks, that are uniquely placed to support the children and young people hardest to reach in our society."

Interested in father-inclusion and the Family Hubs? Check out this workshop…

"The Children’s Rights Alliance renew their calls for a Budget focused on children – one designed to break the cycle of poverty".

We are now seeking abstracts on a broad range of themes for an edited collection, ‘Routledge Companion to Gender and the Family’. See below for further details and contact Dr Naomi Finch and me (eds) to submit an abstract: [email protected]

Been thinking about our tactical and relational approach to making space in public places. We build trust. Sometimes with mixed generations, sometimes with families, sometimes teens, and sometimes teen girls. Relational & emergent spaces with play, creativity for particpation

Our Centre Director Prof. Anna Tarrant (she/her) is presenting on learning for the Family Hubs around researching and promoting father-inclusive practice and policy ecosystems

Contact @pn_loneliness if you've got a particular interest around loneliness and how it might influence fathers #fathersfamhub

Today’s capture of the Father-inclusion and Family Hubs event! A beautiful co-created resource with art from Louise French

So so chuffed by the way in which the playful spirits of Leeds have so wholeheartedly embraced getting involved in this first DIY city wide festival. We have come together as a community this year. Check it out. So much on for all leedsinspired.co.uk/collection/FOP… #LeedsPlayFest

Following and retweeting from this event today on work-family balance policies with international case studies

Last year Prof. Anna Tarrant (she/her) and I established the new Family Policy Group for Social Policy Assoc , in this blog you can find out why. Please get in touch if you’d like to join our network

2 more days to get your abstracts in!

I’m now on bluesky @drlinziladlow . It’s nice over there, hoping we can recreate something like what #AcademicTwitter used to be!