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Connections: Addressing barriers to fatherhood

An upcoming conference aims to help fathers overcome barriers to parenting. The Resilience in Fatherhood conference is a collaboration between the Healthy Baby Network and Hillside Children’s Center. It will address challenges fathers face, stereotypes about fatherhood, and what healthy co-parenting relationships look like.

We’re joined by conference organizers and program participants. In studio:

  • Valerie Garrison, project director for Healthy Start, part of Healthy Baby Network
  • Arthur Dilbert, fatherhood coordinator for Healthy Start, and parent educator at Hillside Children’s Center
  • Mark Jabaut, Healthy Start program participant
  • Kelly Murray, Healthy Start program participant

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Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.