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Index of Countries
Argentina
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Fundacion Familias Siglo XXI
— Familias Ensambladas — Divorcio — Hijos de padres separados
Australia
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Australian Paternity Fraud
— Handling Liam Magill case and also offer paternity testing.
P.O.Box 685 Deepdene 3103
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Email:
Cheryl.King@AustralianPaternityFraud.org
CSAclients
— A Yahoo! group dealing with the problems of CSA, aka the Collection and Suicide Agency.
Child Wise
—Working to prevent and reduce the sexual abuse and exploitation of children in Australia and overseas.
Crisis accommodations
— Provides short term (up to 21 days) accommodations as well as information and referral services for men and their children who are in a marriage or relationship breakdown situation. For details:
Phone: (02) 6241 0433
6255 0970 (After Hours) or 6258 4216 (After Hours).
Model of domestic violence against men (1999)
Dads On The Air
— Voluntary group attempting to help men considering suicide. Radio program airs Monday 9AM till noon on Sydney's 2GLF — 89.3 FM. Press releases, public notices and other material for broadcast can be sent to
administration@dadsontheair.com.
Disenfranchised by Kidnap
— A special interest group for parents who have had their children stolen in interstate or international kidnap.
DNA Qld
— Paternity and DNA testing in Queensland.
Domestic violence: Violent femmes
— Australia. Primarily story of how Peter Olzewski was battered but gives details on how domestic violence is handled in Australia. Also, many references to men's organizations in Australia.
Box 7115
West Lakes
South Australia 5021
Email:
info@jointparenting.org.au
Days of Tempest
— The true story of Liam Magill and his 8-year battle against paternity fraud in Australian courts.
Lone Fathers Association
— an educational and welfare organization devoted to the interests of lone fathers, their friends, relatives, grandparents, extended family, careers and children.
PO Box 492
CANBERRA, ACT 2601
Male Victims
— A Yahoo! group dealing with male victims of domestic violence.
MENDS
— Separated men need not lose their shirt, their kids...or their life.
Men's Accommodation and Crisis Service (MAACS) — Based in Canberra, provides short term crisis accommodation (up to 21 days) as well as information and referral services for men and their children who are in a marriage or relationship breakdown situation.
Telephone: (02) 6241 0433 or after hours: 6255 0970 or 6258 4216
PO Box 422
Victoria Park
PERTH WA 6100
(+61) 08 9470 1734
Mensline
— A 24-hour-a-day, 7-days-a-week hotline for men in trouble. Gets far more calls than they can handle at present.
Hotline: 1300 78 99 78
Men's Line Australia
PO Box 33
North Melbourne, Victoria 3051
Telephone: (03) 9326 8522
Facsimile: (03) 9329 8826
Email:
talkitover@menslineaus.org.au
Men's Rights Agency
— Australia. MRA has created a national network of dedicated professionals - solicitors, barristers, counsellors, psychologists, accountants, financial advisers and other consultants, who have a special understanding of the issues from a man' s/father's point of view.
P.O. Box 28, Waterford,
Oueensland 4133 Australia
Telephone: 07 3805 5611
Facsimile: 07 3200 8769
Email:
support@mensrights.com
Menucan Institute of Men's Studies
— Exists to promote the virtues of traditional roles for men and women, and to demonstrate their value to society.
Murringu Men's Centre — Provides free information, referral and peer support, particularly for men in crisis.
PO Box 417
Richmond, Victoria, Australia, 3121
Telephone: (03) 9428 2899 12 noon to 9 PM, Monday through Friday
STD Freecall 1800 065 973
Email:
vnet@vicnet.net.au
Non-Custodial Parents Party
— A political party attempting to change family law and the child support system.
Nuance
— International journal of family policy and related issues.
OzyDADS
— Centered in Freemantle. (We were deeply saddened to learn that Lionel Richards died of a heart attack on August 6, 2005. His indomitable spirit and courage will be sorely missed.)
Paternity Fraud (dnaB4Upay)
— Paternity testing may just save you up to 18 years of child support payments.
Sydney Men's Phone Line — Has a broad contact list for men's organizations and services in Sydney.
Telephone: (02) 9979 9909
Barbados
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Belgium
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Brazil
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Canada
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Balance Beam
— A men and family support group of Huron County, Ontario. A grassroots organization committed to peaceful resolution of family conflict.
409 Granville Street, Suite 551
Vancouver, BC V6C 1T2
Telephone: (604) 669-7055 or toll free (Canada): 1-877-755-7055
Fax: (604) 669-7054
Email:
bcifv@bcifv.org
British Columbia Society for Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse
— A non-profit society, established to provide therapeutic services for males who have been sexually abused at some time in their lives.
Canadian Grandparent's Rights Association — Alberta Branch. A support group that offers guidance to grandparents and families who are denied access to grandchildren in cases of family separation. Objective is to lobby the federal government to pass legislation that would safeguard the rights of grandparents.
P.O. Box 64128 5512-4 Street N.W.
Calgary, Alberta T2K 6J1
Phone: (403) 284-3887
Canada Court Watch Program
— Protecting the public's interest in the administration of justice.
530 Laurier Ave West
Ottawa, Ontario K1R 7T1
Email:
dadsarepeople2@yahoo.ca
Carey Linde, Esq.
605 - 1080 Howe Street
Vancouver. Canada V6Z 2T1
Telephone: (604) 684 7794
Facsimile: (604) 682 1243
Email:
lawyer@divorce-for-men.com
Domestic violence police statistics by province
British Columbia
Equal Parenting Group Society
— Committed to fostering positive and healthy relationships between fathers and their children.
North Vancouver, British Columbia
Telephone: (604) 988-4248
Equitable Child Maintenance and Access Society
— An Alberta, Canada, non-profit organization focused on the healthy development and well being of children of separated and divorced families.
PO Box 4617, Station E
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1S 5H8
Telephone: (613) 832-2284
Facsimile: (613) 832-9082
Email:
editor@everyman.org
Ex-Fathers
— The separation of fathers and children is the worst human rights abuse in modern Canadian history.
Suite166; 266 Charlotte Street
Peterborough, Ontario K9J 2V4
Email:
support01@ex-fathers.org
Men's Alternative Safe House (MASH) project
Men's crisis line: (403) 242-4077
Family Violence in Canada: A Statistical Profile for the Year 2000
— For the first time this survey asks both men and women the same questions and,
surprise,
finds the rates of violence are roughly equal.
Fathers Are Capable Too (F.A.C.T.)
— Supporting a child's right to both parents. Extensive information on domestic violence as well. Meetings are held in Toronto.
Telephone: (416) 410-FACT (3228)
Fathers Equally Deserve Unrestricted Parenting (F.E.D.U.P.)
344 Lagace
Dorval, Quebec, Canada H9S 2M3
Telephone: (514) 591-5553
Email:
F_E_D_U_P@hotmail.com
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Walter H. Schneider
Box 62, Bruderheim, Alberta, Canada T0B 0S0
Telephone: (780) 796-2306
Email:
sheep_@telusplanet.net
Goldberg and Associates
— Specializing in parental alienation syndrome.
A7 – 1390 Major Mackenzie Drive East, Suite #121
Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada L4S 0A1
Telephone: (905) 481-0367
E-mail:
info@parentalalienation.ca
Grandparents Requesting Access N' Dignity — Provides support to grandparents who have been denied access to their grandchildren, as well as advocate for grandparents' rights.
153 Raquette Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3K 1M6
Phone: (204) 888-0482
E-mail:
britton@mb.sympatico.ca
Grandparents Rights Association — Support Group that meets monthly to discuss ongoing concerns.
Whitehorse, Yukon
Phone: (867) 668-7733
Gregg's stuff
—Support for battered men in Canada.
75 Frederick Street, Suite 101,
Kitchener, Ontario N2H 2L6
Telephone: (519) 572-6107
Email:
barry@kidsndad.com
LegalKids
— A 14-year old boy who challenged the legal system in Calgary to be with his dad and won. He then made a monumental cross-country trek on his bicycle to Ottawa and Washington for children's rights.
SOS Suicide — 24hrs — Telephone: (800) 277-3553
Men's Alternative Safe House
— MASH Project, providing accommodation for abused men and their children.
Calgary, Alberta
Calgary, Alberta.
Ontario, Huron County Men's Help Line — Deals with divorce, loss of children, family violence.
Balance Beam Telephone: (519) 525-2066 (24 hours a day)
Please, don't use this help line if you are not located in Huron County.
This help line is being paid for out of the operator's own pocket
(there is no funding for any such effort or for any men's issues).
Orphaned Grandparents Associa
tion — Offers support to grandparents raising grandchildren and to grandparents and other extended family members who have limited or no access to their grandchildren, nieces, and/or nephews. Aims to raise grandparent consciousness, to promote the importance of grandparenting as a role, and to publicize the plight of 'orphaned grandparents.'
Box 239, Legal
Edmonton, Alberta T0G 1L0
Phone: (780) 961-3168
E-mail:
orphand@netscape.net
Operation Safehouse
— In an emergency, on a case-by-case basis, Ottawa Fathers operates a safe house to provide emergency shelter for up to 48 hours in the event that a father is unable to return home for a variety of domestic or legal reasons.
Parents Helping Parents
Louise Malenfant
Family Advocate
Email:
lmalenfant@shaw.ca
Parents Who Care
— Parents Coalition of British Columbia
5345, Boulevard de l'Assomption, Bureau 165
Montréal (Québec), Canada H1T 4B3
Telephone: (514) 253-9998
1-877-236-6444 (Canada & U.S.A.)
001-514-253-9998 (outside Canada & U.S.A.)
Facsimile: (514) 899-9669
Email:
info@proadn.com
Families, households, and housing
The Volksgaren Journal: Greg Sherk, Editor
24 First Avenue, Suite 143
St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada, N5R 6H8
Telephone: (519) 773-9644
Facsimile: (519) 637-1210
Email:
jaxom@amtelecom.net
If you can't find help in Canada
Contact Walter Schneider
Telephone: (780) 796-2306
or Email:
sheep_@telusplanet.net
Costa Rica
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Asociacion de Padres de Familia Separados de Costa Rica — Los niños necesitan padres, no visitantes.
Contact: James E. Marshall, Ph.D.
San Jose, Costa Rica
Email:
jmarshall@racsa.co.cr
Finland
Vanhemmat
— Available in English • Deutsch • Français • Svenska • Russia
France
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Planetary Alliance for Fathers in Exile
— Helping fathers to reach their potential in adding to the collective knowledge of our human species.
48 Rue Gioffredo
06300 Nice, France
Telephone: 33-(0)4-93-28-2-91
Email:
planetary@online.fr
or
tps-seti@wanadoo.fr
Germany
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BIFIR
— Initiative Familienpolitik im Rechtsstaat
PapaCheck
— Affordable paternity testing. Site is written in German.
Vaeter Aktuell
— In German but some English titles and text.
India
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All India Helpline Number: +91-92 434 737 94 (24 Hours)
Other areas (volunteer operated and limited hours)
Mumbai: 09224335577, 09821414336
Delhi: 09810611534, 09911119113
Bangalore: 09845143724, 080-55334135
Jaipur: 09352562456, 09314249192
USA: +1 832 626 4066
Victims of legal terrorism
— Their stories
Helpline: +91-11-51823055
Rakshak
—Prevent elderly abuse.
Ireland
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Amen
— Source for information to help abused men in Ireland. A number of stories from abused men.
Emergency accommodations: Telephone 086 - 8243948 or 046 - 23718.
Mary T. Cleary
National Coordinator
1 Brews Hill
Navan
Black Dog
— Support for men who suffer from anxiety, depression, and suicidal inclinations.
Israel
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Italy
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Japan
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Children's Rights Network of Japan
— Multilingual site contains information on Japanese family law that everyone should know before marriage, having children or divorce with a Japanese citizen. It describes high rates of international parental abduction and domestic parental kidnapping, as well the absence of joint custody and enforceable visitation rights in Japan. There are many personal stories and links to articles from the mainstream press.
Malta
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P.O. Box 129
Valletta, Malta CMR 01
Tel/Fax: (00356) 21690365, 99459714
Mexico
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Netherlands
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New Zealand
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DNA Solutions
— Paternity testing by mail. Australian company will run tests for New Zealand men without mother's consent.
Review of Patricia Pearson's book
"When She Was Bad"
by Stuart Birk (recommended)
New Zealand Fathers Voters Lobby List
— The main consideration for most political parties is whether they will gain more votes than they will lose.
5th Web site New Zealand Men for Equal Rights Association (NZMERA)
— Dressed up version of NZMERA.
NZMERA FAQs
South Africa
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Johannesburg Office:
4th Floor, Braamfontein Centre, 23 Jorissen Street,
Braamfontein, Johannesburg, South Africa
PO Box 30778, Braamfontein, JHB, 2017
Telephone: +27 (11) 403-5650
Fax: +27 (11) 339-6785
Email:
info@csvr.org.za
Cape Town Office:
Church House, 1 Queen Victoria St., Cape Town
PO Box 5326, Cape Town, 8000
Telephone: +27 (21) 422-0258
Fax: +27 (21) 423-4262
Email:
hvdmerwe@csvr.org.za
Family and Marriage Association of South Africa (Famsa)
Famsa has 27 offices around the country. For more information, call the Family Life Centre, Johannesburg, during office hours on 011-788-4784/5.
Elohim Worship
— Pretoria (site is written in Afrikaans).
Spain
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Crónicas del Absurdistán
— Padres separados y custodia compartida, violencia doméstica y falsas denuncias, feminismo y patriarcado. Madrid.
Sweden
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Switzerland
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Auto-mutilations: des precisions
Tanzania
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Tanzania Center For Men's Rights (TACEMER)
P.O. Box 39852
Dar-Es-Salaam
Email:
tacemer@yahoo.com
United Kingdom
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Student's guide to feminism
British Crime Survey
— Home Office Research Development Statistics
Domestic Violence
— British Home Office Research Study 191, January, 1999. Sample of 16,000 shows men and women equally violent.
Bully Off
— Guide to stamping out bullying
Serial bullies
— Identifying the psychopath or sociopath in our midst including the socialized psychopathic manager.
Cheltanham Group
— Explains how, and why, innocent men in the UK are having their lives wrecked, by unscrupulous women, and by a system of matrimonial and family law that is corrupt, has degenerate instead of ethical principles, and is out of the control of any responsible authority.
Dewar Research
— Seeks to provide information on violence between intimate partners, with particular emphasis on male victims of domestic violence and the nature and prevalence of abuse by female partners.
PO Box 157, Wallington
Surrey SM6 7WZ England
Telephone: 0781 886 1724
Facsimile: 01704 549091
Email:
info@familieslink.co.uk
Families Need Fathers
— Keeping children and parents in contact since 1974.
FatherCare.org
— Documenting the many protests against UK courts and CAFCASS.
CAFCASS
Discrimination against fathers in UK Social Security system test case.
Spiderman: Father cut-off policy by secret family courts causes traffic chaos in London.
Feminine Zone
— Covers all aspects of relationships and they are pro men.
Violent Women by Erin Pizzey
— Includes questionaire for violent women.
geeWcee.com
— Pictures of Fathers4Justice demonstrations.
Grandparents Apart Self Help Groups
22 Alness Crescent
Glasgow G52 1PJ Scotland
Lifeline
— Help for victims of child abuse
Walnut Tree House, Moor End
Holme Upon Spalding Moor YO43 4DR
Telephone: 01262 469085
Email:
sspirit9@aol.com
Live Beat Dads
— Children's rights support group.
Man2man
— Site for battered men.
Services — Helpline and men's refuge
McKenzie friend
England and Wales Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Decisions
— O (Children) [2005] EWCA Civ 573 (28 April 2005)
England and Wales Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Decisions
— O'Connel & Ors (Children) Rev 2 [2005] EWCA Civ 759 (22 June 2005)
MK-Men's Aid
— Help and support for men with domestic abuse and child contact issues.
57 Cornwall Grove
Bletchley
Milton Keynes MK3 7HX
Telephone: 01908 - 630856
Help line: 087 1223 9986
Email:
help@mensaid.com
Only Dads
— Talk, help, and support for lone fathers.
Parents Protest Group
— Campaigning for parents rights and protesting against the Wales and UK family court's for justice and equality.
Marriage and fathers CH4 programs
Redress
— Seeking reparations for torture survivors.
Spidermandad
— In the name of the children.
P.O. Box 57
St. Neots, Cambridgeshire, PE19 1AA
Helpline: 01480 396500 — Lines are open between 11.00 AM and 11.00 PM every day.
Facsimile: 01480 356342
Abuse hurts men too
United Kingdom's Men's Movement
— Excellent site for exploring human rights issues associated with the men's movement.
Venus: The Dark Side
— Protect yourself against women with malicious intent.
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