The Great DadsInDistress Roadshow 2025-26

DIDs (or 'Dads in Distress') is a free national support for separated dads in Australia. Through partnership, we also provide support in New Zealand. We support dads facing challenges such as separation, access to their kids, parental alienation, child support matters, domestic violence, legal matters and depression. This support was originally set up (and is now run) by separated dads. So, its a peer support service and we get what dads go through and what they need. 

All support we provide is free and near instant - there's no need to book, pay or prepare for anything. 

Key support options include our national telephone helpline (1300 853 437), Zoom peer support meetings that run most days, weekly in-person peer support meetings locally around Australia and a safe 24/7 online dad chat group. 

To access support, just give us a call on 1300 853 437 or drop in to one of our online or in-person meetings - no need to book. Just come along to any of our published meetings. New dads are always welcome and you can just sit back and observe if you're not sure and until you're ready to participate. 

You won't be the first - its pretty common. Maybe it helps to know that we're all dads who've been through it ourselves. We'll listen and we get it. We don't judge so it's a perfectly safe place to talk to us about what you're going through and your challenges.  

Don't take our word for it - feedback from our dads shows 98% say it's the best support they have found. Their most common regret is not having come sooner, before they got themselves into deeper issues. Try us.