UK: Boys growing up without dads are in crisis, report says

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'Harley Watson was on a path to what he calls a "gangster" life.

The 17-year-old, from Clacton, in Essex, was a "lost and troubled kid", having grown up without a dad.

"I was behaving very badly in school and, if I'd carried on, I would almost certainly have been excluded."

His experience is echoed in a new report, which says young men who lack a positive male role model are in crisis.

Fatherlessness has a significant impact on boys' mental health, education and future prospects, the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) report found.

Aged 14, Harley joined Lads Need Dads, a local programme that equips boys with life skills and confidence.'