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
- 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. 2025 view publication
- Honisett, S, Lingam, R, Eapen, V, Oldenburg, B, Hackworth, N, Hiscock, H, Charalambous, G, Minton, L, Pringle, G, Woolfenden, S, et al. Child and Family eHub - A Novel Digital Solution to Improve the Mental Health of Australian Children: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Evaluation of Feasibility and Acceptability. (Preprint). 2025 view publication
- Bailey, C, Honisett, S, Dermentzis, J, Devereux, J, Manski-Nankervis, J-A, Dalziel, K, Hiscock, H. How should we fund integrated primary care for children in Australia? A resource allocation study.. Aust N Z J Public Health 48(6) : 100196 2024 view publication
- Hiscock, H, Kabir, A, Honisett, S, Morris, T, Constable, L, Forell, S, Woolfenden, S, Goldfeld, S, Jorm, A. Identifying Service, Research and Policy priorities for preventing the impacts of family adversity on children's mental health: An Australian national resource allocation study with professional and lived experience experts.. Aust N Z J Public Health 48(5) : 100184 2024 view publication
- Calik, A, Liu, HM, Montgomery, A, Honisett, S, Van Munster, K-A, Morris, T, Eapen, V, Goldfeld, S, Hiscock, H, Eastwood, J, et al. Moving from idea to reality: The barriers and enablers to implementing Child and Family Hubs policy into practice in NSW, Australia.. Health Res Policy Syst 22(1) : 83 2024 view publication
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