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This competition is for identified Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander men (as accepted by their local Indigenous community).
Your video submission must be a maximum length of 2 minutes, including any titles and credits.
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If you are under the age of 18, your parent or legal guardian must give you permission to submit your video. Your video will be not be eligible without the permission of your parent or legal guardian if you are under the age of 18.
If your video is shortlisted and/or selected as a winning entry it will be showcased by SMS4dads. You will be advised by 18 of August 2022, where possible if your video has been shortlisted. Original/higher resolution versions of your video files may be requested if required.
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DADS & THEIR BUBS
Overall winner: $3,000
Second prize: $1,000
Third prize: $500
SOON-TO-BE DADS
Overall winner: $3,000
Second prize: $1,000
Third prize: $500
PEOPLE’S CHOICE
People’s Choice prize: $1,000
Winning entrants will be notified via email and/or phone number as supplied on your entry form.
Prize money will be transferred to the winners of each category via EFT or BPay to your nominated bank account. Any prize money awarded will be paid to the person named as the ‘Entrant’ on their registration form. If a bank account is provided in a different name, proof of ownership of bank account may be requested.
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Richard’s research revealed possible long-term negative impacts on the children of dads with mental health issues. Fathers’ depressive symptoms in the first year after the birth predicted behaviour problems in their children years later.
“If dads’ mental health has such a dramatic impact then we need to be screening dads for depression, not just mums,” Richard explains.
In response to these limitations, Richard and his team have designed a smart-phone based program that allows mobile connection for new and expectant dads.
Participants receive texts containing information and links, and self-report their mood. If the mood tracker identifies dads as needing extra support, they will be offered a phone call from a counsellor trained in this area.
Following the success of the pilot of the SMS4dads program, Funding was received to enable a National roll-out.
“When dad’s miss antenatal classes or activities, they also miss out on contact and links to other people. They may never get the chance to say to anyone, look I’m really stressed,” he points out.
“SMS4dads is a way of bringing dads into the health system and keeping them linked in with services and support,” explains Richard.
Richard credits a varied career, a talented and innovative team, and much life experience for affording him the insight needed to address the challenges related to actively engaging dads.
After completing his masters in Medical Science, studying epidemiology, Richard earned his PhD focusing on fathers and attachment.
“Fathers are invisible in many places, and that is endemic. Not because people dislike fathers, but because the system is set up to be focused on mothers.”
Some services and organisations are aware of the need to engage dads, but have been unsuccessful in their attempts.
“When people are challenged about this, they generally want dads involved,” Richard affirms.
“Often, however, they just don’t know how to do it.”
Richard works with health professionals on issues related to fathers, and has delivered many antenatal programs for expectant dads.
He credits his own family with giving him an understanding of the role of fathers needed to make his work relevant.
“I have three daughters and two stepdaughters,”
“My kids would say they taught me just about everything I know and they’d be right. They’ve taught me a lot, and still do.”
Richard’s research revealed possible long-term negative impacts on the children of dads with mental health issues. Fathers’ depressive symptoms in the first year after the birth predicted behaviour problems in their children years later.
“If dads’ mental health has such a dramatic impact then we need to be screening dads for depression, not just mums,” Richard explains.
In response to these limitations, Richard and his team have designed a smart-phone based program that allows mobile connection for new and expectant dads.
Participants receive texts containing information and links, and self-report their mood. If the mood tracker identifies dads as needing extra support, they will be offered a phone call from a counsellor trained in this area.
Following the success of the pilot of the SMS4dads program, Funding was received to enable a National roll-out.
“When dad’s miss antenatal classes or activities, they also miss out on contact and links to other people. They may never get the chance to say to anyone, look I’m really stressed,” he points out.
“SMS4dads is a way of bringing dads into the health system and keeping them linked in with services and support,” explains Richard.