Dr Suzy Honisett
Dr Suzy Honisett
Details
Role
Team Leader / Senior Research Fellow
Research area
The Centre for Community Child Health
Group
Policy and Equity
Suzy is Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and Manager of the National Child and Family Hubs Network. Suzy’s work focuses on nationally scaling and sustaining integrated Child and Family Hub models of care (Hubs), which bring together health, education and social services and opportunities for parents to socially connect, to equitably support children (0-12 years) and their families.
Suzy co-founded the National Child and Family Hubs Network, funded by philanthropy to support over 470 Hubs nationally. This Network represents 20 state and national organisations across research, implementation, and policy to support Hubs. The Network aims to build collective capacity of Hubs across Australia and accelerate learnings to ensure quality, evidence-based and equitable services and supports are provided to families via Hubs.
The Network, currently consisting of >1850 members, was launched by Honourable Dr Anne Aly, federal Minister for Early Childhood Education and Minister for Youth and in February 2024. Suzy is also lead on the development and evaluation of a Child and Family eHub, a virtual Hub, to improve access, engagement and use of the existing community, social and mental health services system.
Suzy co-founded the National Child and Family Hubs Network, funded by philanthropy to support over 470 Hubs nationally. This Network represents 20 state and national organisations across research, implementation, and policy to support Hubs. The Network aims to build collective capacity of Hubs across Australia and accelerate learnings to ensure quality, evidence-based and equitable services and supports are provided to families via Hubs.
The Network, currently consisting of >1850 members, was launched by Honourable Dr Anne Aly, federal Minister for Early Childhood Education and Minister for Youth and in February 2024. Suzy is also lead on the development and evaluation of a Child and Family eHub, a virtual Hub, to improve access, engagement and use of the existing community, social and mental health services system.
Suzy is Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and Manager of the National Child and Family Hubs Network. Suzy’s work focuses on nationally scaling and sustaining integrated Child and Family Hub models of care...
Suzy is Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and Manager of the National Child and Family Hubs Network. Suzy’s work focuses on nationally scaling and sustaining integrated Child and Family Hub models of care (Hubs), which bring together health, education and social services and opportunities for parents to socially connect, to equitably support children (0-12 years) and their families.
Suzy co-founded the National Child and Family Hubs Network, funded by philanthropy to support over 470 Hubs nationally. This Network represents 20 state and national organisations across research, implementation, and policy to support Hubs. The Network aims to build collective capacity of Hubs across Australia and accelerate learnings to ensure quality, evidence-based and equitable services and supports are provided to families via Hubs.
The Network, currently consisting of >1850 members, was launched by Honourable Dr Anne Aly, federal Minister for Early Childhood Education and Minister for Youth and in February 2024. Suzy is also lead on the development and evaluation of a Child and Family eHub, a virtual Hub, to improve access, engagement and use of the existing community, social and mental health services system.
Suzy co-founded the National Child and Family Hubs Network, funded by philanthropy to support over 470 Hubs nationally. This Network represents 20 state and national organisations across research, implementation, and policy to support Hubs. The Network aims to build collective capacity of Hubs across Australia and accelerate learnings to ensure quality, evidence-based and equitable services and supports are provided to families via Hubs.
The Network, currently consisting of >1850 members, was launched by Honourable Dr Anne Aly, federal Minister for Early Childhood Education and Minister for Youth and in February 2024. Suzy is also lead on the development and evaluation of a Child and Family eHub, a virtual Hub, to improve access, engagement and use of the existing community, social and mental health services system.
Top Publications
- Honisett, S, Williams, I, Ding, J, Woolfenden, S, Minton, L, Lingam, R, Hackworth, N, Eapen, V, Eastwood, J, Goldfeld, S. How Do Families Experiencing Adversity Seek Information and Services to Support Their Child's Mental Health? A Qualitative Study.. Health Promot J Austr 37(2) : e70151 2026 view publication
- Hall, T, Honisett, S, Paton, K, Loftus, H, Constable, L, Hiscock, H. Prioritising Interventions for Preventing Mental Health Problems for Children Experiencing Adversity: a Modified Nominal Group Technique Australian Consensus Study. 2026 view publication
- Honisett, S, Lingam, R, Eapen, V, Oldenburg, B, Hackworth, N, Hiscock, H, Charalambous, G, Minton, L, Pringle, G, Woolfenden, S, et al. A Novel Digital Platform to Support Child and Family Mental Health in Australia (Child and Family eHub): Protocol for a Mixed Methods Evaluation (Preprint). 2026 view publication
- Grage-Moore, S, Reddy, S, Honisett, S, Galvin, E, Skouteris, H, Morris, H. A Scoping Review of Barriers and Enablers to Embedded Research Within Practice-Based Organisations. Global Implementation Research and Applications 1 -14 2026 view publication
- Woolfenden, S, Hiscock, H, Eapen, V, Honisett, S, Rimes, T, Dawson, L. What is an integrated Child and Family Hub, and how do you set one up and run it?. International Journal of Integrated Care 24(4) : 182 2026 view publication
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