Parental Alienation Day – 12th Oct 2021 – interview with Stan Korosi, Clinical Counsellor In this discussion, Stan covers: What is PA and what is it not? (i.e. common misconceptions) History of PA – be warned, we go back to ancient Greece Why is it a struggle to get PA accepted more widely? Recognition of …
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Jane is a sister/aunt in her 40’s in QLD. “My brother was woken to being smashed in the face with a breadboard. It was his partner. Two weeks later, the police charged him with assault. He had to go to court. She drove him. When there, she went into a separate room saying she was …
Holly is in her 30’s and lives in WA. She is new partner to a dad struggling with his ex-wife. “He moved out and supported her, paying $2500 p/m plus rent, bills and school fees. She claimed Centrelink benefits as she didn’t declare the child support. He slept on the floor with just a pillow. …
Australia’s suicide trend is on the increase. Where is the majority of that coming from? Ex-Senator David Leyonhjelm says family breakdown and on that point, we’d concur. He goes on to say: “Organisations that support men during episodes believed to predispose to suicide, such as relationship break-up, loss of children, false allegations of violence, unemployment …
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Paul is a NSW dad in his 40’s. This is his story in his words. “My wife left me in 2017. We’d been together ten years and had two children. I had a bad car accident and ended up with a broken back and neck. She was my power of attorney. She used that to …
Paul: “She used my brain injury to get a DV order” Read More »
Nick is a dad in his 60’s in VIC. “[We] married in 2005. I already had several properties and a business. She had one house. [In] 2009, she moved with the children, without telling me. At first, I had regular contact. There were no allegations of abuse. I was unexpectedly issued a DV intervention order. …
PBB is now shortlisted as a finalist in the Australian Mens Health Awards through AMHF. Register with AMHF to attend the award ceremony and find out who wins. This relates to our Dads in Distress frontline support service and how it has managed to keep and increase support online, for vulnerable men through the COVID19 …
DIDs (PBB) finalist in 2020 Australian Men’s Health Awards Read More »
From the Australian Men’s Health Forum website: “The Significant Response to COVID-19 champions any individual, group or program that has responded effectively to the impact of COVID-19 on the lives and health of men and boys. Dads In Distress support groups began life on a verandah in Coffs Harbour. Now run by Parents Beyond Breakup (PBB), …
Dads in Distress (PBB) wins AMHF national award for its Virtual Veranda Read More »
Interesting article on ABC this morning. Yes, Australia has a suicide issue. We know, because we’re at the front line dealing with it. Here’s an insight not covered. We know who does it. We know how they do it. We’re not so good at understanding why, or what to do about it. Not knowing (or …
Bruno Catalano’s 10 sculptures titled “Les Voyageurs” (The Travelers) are on the waterfront in Marseilles, France. Created 2013, they depict the sense of emptiness and loss experienced by those who travelled and left behind or otherwise lost their families. Their only support being the bag out of which they lived. Many Dads in Distress (and …
