FOUNDATION FOR MALE STUDIES

MALE STUDIES COALITION

Did you know? Fathers are just as likely as mothers to experience depression during and after pregnancy, yet they are far less likely to receive the help they need. This condition, Peripartum Depression (PPD), affects almost 5 million (8-13%)1 of fathers in the U.S. alone, and that number doubles when mothers are also struggling.

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$100 - helps towards the costs of social media and internet promotions

$300 - underwrites the costs of programs for an upcoming conference

$500 - Student Aid Stipend - provides funding for undergraduate student work for one semester, or funds a special student project for the charter school
 
$1,000 - Student Aid Stipend
- provides funding for graduate student work for one semester, or teacher development for the charter school
 

$5,000 - Conference Oversight - hosting an annual or bi-annual conference on Male Studies
 
$6,000 - will support a university professor's course development activities in male studies

$8,000 - Graduate course development in Male Studies for one academic year

$10,000 - for the Yonkers Model School for the Engagement of Boys


 

For larger donations including the amount necessary to fund a Chair of Male Studies at a US University, please reach out here.

Help us bring fathers into the mental health conversation. Very few people, including healthcare professionals, know about this secret, yet troubling and growing health issue faced by many men. Peripartum Depression is more prevalent throughout the world than you might think, and it can have devastating effects on entire families — fathers, mothers, children and newborns. It is when not only the mother, but also the father, experience serious depression — before, during, and after a pregnancy. When fathers experience postpartum depression, they often struggle in silence, affecting not only themselves but their partners and children. But with your help, we can bring a crucial change. With your donation:

We can continue our work to make pre and postnatal inclusion of fathers a standard plan of obstetric care — in hospitals, clinics, birthing centers, and pediatric practices;
We will present evidence and persuade hospitals, clinics, birthing centers, and pediatric practices to incorporate the father’s health and psychological well-being into the pregnancy experience;
We will produce, introduce, and distribute our proprietary Fatherhood Inclusion Questionnaire and other important tools in multiple languages, as an ordinary and customary standard of care during and after pregnancies;
We will work with healthcare providers and policymakers to include fathers in routine health screenings during the pregnancy and beyond;
We will raise awareness about the impacts of paternal stress, and ensure both the father and the mother receive the support they need.

A growing body of studies in obstetrics, pediatric, and psychiatric journals have concurred that mental health input questionnaires followed by care for both parents will positively affect the child's mental health and future.

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Choose an amount below, or enter a custom amount, and click DONATE. You will be taken to PayPal where you can donate by balance or credit card. You can also send a check to The Foundation for Male Studies, 333 Mamaroneck Avenue, Suite 444, White Plains, New York, 10605.


$50 - helps towards expenses for packaging and postage
 

$100 - helps towards the costs of postage for sending materials and evidence of needs to healthcare facilities

$300 - helps towards expenses including printing and distribution of Screening Questionnaires for Fathers to healthcare facilities, birthing centers, and hospitals

$500 - helps towards the costs of social media and internet promotions, for creating awareness and helping to raise funds
 
$1,000 - provides needed funding for website and social media updates, and other communications