Emma Howarth is a senior lecturer in the School of Psychology, University of East London. Her primary research focus is on domestic abuse and responses to children who experience it. She is currently leading a feasibility trial (FReDA: Family Recovery After Domestic Abuse) to evaluate a group-based psycho-educational programme for children and their female caregivers, and to consider whether this type of intervention would be helpful for victimised male caregivers. https://fundingawards.nihr.ac.uk/award/NIHR127793. As an honorary member of the Children and Families and Research Policy Unit, hosted by UCL, she is leading a study to explore outcome measurement in the context of evaluation of targeted psycho-social interventions for children and families experiencing domestic abuse and/or child maltreatment. She is also a co-investigator on the Violence Abuse and Mental Health Network lead by colleagues at Kings College London. https://www.vamhn.co.uk