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John L Oliffe^1,2, Mary T Kelly¹, Gabriela Gonzalez Montaner¹

¹School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

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Most men attend relationship programs due to domestic violence, highlighting a need for early intervention. These programs focus on fathering and partner relationship skills, often delivered in groups.

Keywords:

fathering male divorce masculinity men's relationships men's suicide prevention

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Area of Science:

Public Health
Family Studies
Psychology

Background:

Men's relationship health significantly impacts individual and family well-being.
Existing relationship programs for men vary in design, access, and delivery.

Purpose of the Study:

To synthesize men's relationship programs in Australia, Canada, and the UK.
To identify predominant program designs, access points, delivery modes, and evaluation strategies.

Main Methods:

Scoping review of empirical studies on men's relationship programs.
Searched CINAHL, Medline, PsycInfo, and Web of Science (Jan 2010 - June 2020).

Main Results:

21 articles reviewed: 8 on Fathering Identities, 13 on Men's Behaviour Change.
Programs predominantly group-based, in-person, accessed via self or third-party referral.
Fathering programs addressed impact of violence on children; partner programs focused on self-control and conflict management.

Conclusions:

Most attendees were referred due to domestic violence, indicating limited proactive help-seeking.
Lack of upstream, preventative relationship programs for men and boys.
Normalizing preventative programs could reduce violent and abusive behaviors.