An introduction to a male health perspective on alienation, alienated fathers and the role of policy and the law
I am pleased to discuss parental alienation’s terrible effect on men’s mental and physical health with Professor Gary Wittert in this podcast.
Mental and Physical Health
Professor Wittert specialises in male health and health equity for men. Together, we outline how alienation in families adversely affects fathers and their children’s mental and physical well-being. Alienated fathers suffer suicidality and poor mental and physical health, especially those without support for their stigmatisation and exclusion from society. Men and fathers do better working together on pathways out of distress.
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Alienation Results in Social and Economic Burdens
Parental alienation and alienation in families cause significant and relatively unrecognised social and economic burdens for societies worldwide. The adverse outcomes for alienated children are well known. Family Law and other social services discard alienated fathers. Too often, these services consider the alienating parent coercing their child to reject that loving parent and their extended family is in the child’s best interests.
Alienated Fathers and Mothers
This Podcast is about what happens to alienated men and fathers. Alienated women and mothers suffer hopelessness and despair. They may find it difficult to help their children without other women’s support.
Support is Available
Parents Beyond Breakup is a leading suicide prevention organisation focusing on fathers, mothers, grandparents and adult children enduring family separation and alienation. If you need support, please go to https://parentsbeyondbreakup.com or call HELPLINEÂ 1300 853 437 .
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This podcast was extremely interesting. As a grandmother, I am witnessing extreme alienation of my son by his ex wife, so much so that my son hasn’t seen his son (5 years old) for approximately 14 months, over the last two years.
Who is speaking up for these men ?
I have contacted various newspapers, Attorney General of Australia, TV programmes, all with little result.
The Family Law system, when dealing with child contact, is not working. When things go to court, it becomes completely adversarial, with blaming, lying, and I believe lawyers need to be removed from this process. Compulsory mediation is the way, with a time limit set, and no money involved.
My son’s self esteem has deteriorated so much over the last 2 years.He is exhausted by the whole process, and his son has been denied building a steady loving relationship with his Dad.
Thank you for the podcast.
I’m coming up on 14 years now not seeing my children. I committed no crimes and had no substantiated allegations against me going into the court. I witnessed abhorrent coercion and collusion in the family courts for many years. The best interests of the child is not the best interest of the courts, solicitors or law enforcement.
I also contacted every newspaper I could find. Local and national. Not one of them printed a story about parental alienation. Keeping families separated is an industry that lines the pockets of all involved; except the parents. I went from being a happy, outgoing man to not being able to face my job and ending up homeless. Isolation is the only way I can deal with the pain of not seeing my daughters. Sometimes I isolate and don’t see a person for a week or more. All the changes you see in your son are the fallout from not seeing his child. It is a long, tough journey and it will change us and our children forever. Some of the changes will be beneficial. Some may not.