1. Come across a teenage father and there can be a natural impulse to look for others. Then you can set up and run a young dads' group. Don't rush into it, cautions Neil Davidson, of Working with Men. They can be disparate young men, with different needs, and don't necessarily see their identity as a young dad. So a group where they bring their kids along might work for some, but not for all.
2. No-one knows how many teenage fathers there are. They are not picked up by the same health and screening services set up for mothers. They don't tend to come forward in any great numbers for help. And they are more invisible than young mothers.
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