AUGUSTA — G.E.A.R. Parent Network, a statewide program that empowers the parents of children with behavioral health needs, will facilitate a fathers-only support group in Augusta.

ME Dads Who Care will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, at Crisis & Counseling Centers, according to a news release from the network.

The meeting is open to all Maine fathers raising children with emotional, behavioral and developmental needs.

G.E.A.R. Regional Parent Support Coordinator Norman LeBlanc, CPSP, launched a pilot group for fathers in Brunswick in the spring of 2014 based on his own experience fathering a child with behavioral health needs.

The program’s success among all fathers — including single and married men, as well as grandfathers taking care of their grandchildren — encouraged G.E.A.R. to expand the program to additional regions.

To register, call 800-264-9224 or email nleblanc@crisisandcounseling.org.

To learn more about G.E.A.R.’s statewide services, visit gearparentnetwork.org.