If you’ve not had a read over http://www.dadsindistress.asn.au yet then I highly recommend you click over there for a good read.
The site is endorsed by many Australian Government websites and offers objective information and support for all members of the community effected by separation and divorse. If you’re a Dad going through separation or divorse then I’m sure you’ll find the site well worth a read.
The stats below taken from the Dads In Distress home page really sum up the predicament of so many fathers.
An estimated 1.3 million children live apart from their natural parents.
These children are statistically ten times more likely to be abused or neglected and twice as likely to have a mental health problem.
200 children go through the family law system every day.
Up to 200 children will have their fathers removed from their day to day lives.
There is a divorce every 10 minutes in this country.
Young separated men are 10 times more likely to die by suicide than through road accident…..
The suicide rate among separated men is more than double the rate of contracting aids.
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June 1, 2008 at 12:12 pm
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