SRCD members recently came to Washington, DC for the first Child Policy Connect event. They met with 19 congressional offices to answer policy questions about youth mental health research and advocated for science funding. Find out more about their week in the nation's capital – and how you can get involved.

SRCD is proud to welcome 25 accomplished mentors to the Jacobs Foundation-funded LEARN Mentorship Program, which empowers early-career scholars from the Majority World to build their research capacity and advance expertise in child development.

SRCD is pleased to announce the latest Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, Stability and Change in Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Across Childhood and Adolescence, by Drs. Benjamin E. deMayo, Natalie M. Gallagher, Rachel A. Leshin, and Kristina R. Olson from the Department of Psychology, Princeton University.

The Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) is pleased to announce the selection of Oxford University Press (OUP) as its new publishing partner. Beginning in 2026, OUP will publish SRCD’s four journals, Child Development, Child Development Perspectives, Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development and Social Policy Report. 

Save the Date! August 2026

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The Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Suzanne Le Menestrel as Executive Director. Dr. Le Menestrel has served as Interim Executive Director since December 2024 and initially joined the Society as Director of Science Affairs in 2022.  Please join us in congratulating Dr. Le Menestrel! 

This new suite of policy trainings and programs will give SRCD members unprecedented new ways to improve evidence-based policymaking. Learn more about each part of the hub: Child Policy Connect, Child Policy Trainings, Child Policy Briefs, Child Policy Toolkit, and Science Advocacy.

The Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) welcomes the newly appointed Secretary and third Governing Council Member at Large.

The Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) is pleased to announce the results of our 2025 election. We extend our congratulations to the newly elected President-Elect and Governing Council Members-at-Large, who will assume their roles following the SRCD 2025 Biennial Meeting.

The Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) publishes three journals, as well as the Social Policy Report. SRCD members receive full digital access to all three journals as a benefit of membership. If you are an SRCD member and would like to access the publications, please log in to your SRCD member account.

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