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PA Awareness Day

The launch of Parental Alienation Direct
on Parental Alienation Awareness Day - April 25 2016

PAA day is the date when the issue of alienation of children from a loving parent is highlighted across the world.  In the UK, where PA is only just starting to be accepted by the Family Courts, there is a long way to go before family services recognise the problem for what it is, the abuse of a child and their right to loving relationships with both of their parents and the wider family after separation.

Parental Alienation (PA) takes place when one parent, through their behaviour and attitudes, causes the child to be alienated or estranged from the other parent. This is often seen in the context of divorce or parental separation.  The alienating parent - usually the one with whom the child spends the most time - may very openly or quite covertly literally infect the child's mind with poisoning thoughts about the other parent.  Sometimes it is even almost unconscious...

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FNF HSSF Kite Mark

Families Need Fathers has been awarded the Help and Support for Separated Families Kite Mark which is a new UK government accreditation scheme for organisations offering help to separated families.

Families Need Fathers work with a range of family law professionals, including Family Law Panel.

FNF are pleased to announce a partnership with MyDaddy who have built this excellent app for the significant proportion of fathers who are now newly sharing parenting after separation.

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