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Raising Children Network Board

The Raising Children Network Board includes representatives of the Network’s member organisations. Board members are also leading child development and parenting experts and advocates in Australia and internationally.

Read more about Raising Children Network Board members.

Raising Children Network Director

The Director leads the Raising Children Network’s operations and activities:

  • delivering evidence-based, best-practice parenting and child development information via raisingchildren.net.au
  • collaborating with Australian and state governments, business and community organisations to better support all Australian parents
  • embedding Raising Children Network resources in the practice of child health and development professionals across Australia.

The Director is Derek McCormack.

Raising Children Network member organisations

The member organisations of the Raising Children Network are:

  • Parenting Research Centre
  • Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children’s Hospital.

Smart Population Foundation was a founding member of the Raising Children Network.

Read more about Raising Children Network member organisations.

Supported By

  • Department of Social Services

Raising Children Network is supported by the Australian Government. Member organisations are the Parenting Research Centre and the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute with The Royal Children’s Hospital Centre for Community Child Health.

Member Organisations

  • Parenting Research Centre
  • The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne
  • Murdoch Children's Research Institute

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