In our first episode of Season 2, brought to you by the Kids Research Institute Australia and the Embrace Program, we are joined by Dr Vincent Mancini.
Dr Mancini is a Perth-based Senior Research Fellow with a PhD in Clinical Psychology, leading research at the intersection of masculinity, fatherhood, and children’s health and wellbeing. He is driven by the belief that every child deserves the opportunity to thrive, and that fathers and male caregivers play a pivotal role in shaping this potential.
His work explores how fathers and father figures influence child development, how work and family dynamics shape wellbeing, and the complex challenges faced by boys and young men. He has expertise across areas including fatherhood science, perinatal mental health in fathers, parent emotion regulation, Fly-In-Fly-Out (FIFO) work, men’s mental health, suicide prevention, grief and bereavement, mediation and conflict resolution, child maltreatment, children's neurodiversity, young men’s engagement in sport gambling, and the prevention of gender-based violence.
Dr Mancini's team at the Kids is leading the charge in shaping a new support initiative called NICU Dads, and today we discuss the importance of his work and how he is shaping the future of support for Dads on their NICU journey.
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