13/03/2026
𝐆𝐋𝐎𝐁𝐀𝐋 𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐑: 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐘𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐧̃𝐞𝐳 𝐀𝐠𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐨 presenting 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐝 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐲 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐞𝐧 𝐞𝐥 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐝𝐨 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐥
27𝒕𝒉 𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑭𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑭𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒅 𝑨𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒍 13-16, 2026 𝒂𝒕 𝑯𝒊𝒍𝒕𝒐𝒏 𝑳𝒐𝒔 𝑨𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝑨𝒊𝒓𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝑯𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒍, 𝑳𝒐𝒔 𝑨𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒔
𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐝 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐲 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐞𝐧 𝐞𝐥 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐝𝐨 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐥 examines fathers’ mental health experiences during the perinatal period. Based on doctoral research, the session explores how social expectations of masculinity influence fathers’ emotional well-being, including experiences of grief, exclusion, and emotional disconnection.
𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐘𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐧̃𝐞𝐳 𝐀𝐠𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐨 is a social worker, educator, and researcher specializing in men’s mental health, masculinities, and fatherhood. He is a doctoral candidate in Social Work at the University of Puerto Rico–Río Piedras, where his research focuses on fathers’ mental health during the perinatal period. Montañez also collaborates with the Puerto Rico Commission for Su***de Prevention as a subject matter expert and serves as a fatherhood and perinatal health specialist at Caderamen.
📑 https://www.linkedin.com/in/jose-montanez-agosto-msw-cmhe-41117439/
Join us April 13–16, 2026 at Hilton LAX for a transformative conference designed with a clear purpose: to prepare today’s practitioners and leaders for the emerging needs of tomorrow’s children, families, and communities. The international conference will be attended by agencies, universities, behavioral and mental health organizations, family-serving non-profits, and community-based groups to name a few.
View the Full Conference Schedule online at https://fathersandfamiliescoalition.org/conferences/27th-international-families-and-fathers-conference-schedule.html
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