Selected publications
A selection of peer-reviewed papers, research reports and other publications from over a decade of research.
Much of our published work reflects the themes that run throughout our practice today: understanding complex social problems, exploring how people experience systems, and generating evidence that can inform policy, practice and future research.
Research reports
Not Just Nudes: Defining Image-Based Abuse in Pakistan and the Diaspora
Chayn | 2026
Explores how image-based abuse is experienced across Pakistan and the diaspora, challenging conventional definitions and informing advocacy with technology companies, policymakers and civil society organisations.
Access to Mental Health Support for Children and Young People Involved in or at Risk of Serious Youth Violence Across England and Wales
Youth Endowment Fund | 2025
A mixed-methods study examining barriers to mental health support for young people affected by serious violence, bringing together national data, qualitative research and evidence synthesis
Operating Patterns for a More Dynamic NHS
Kinship Works | 2026
A discussion paper exploring how NHS organisations can become more adaptive, relational and responsive in increasingly complex environments.
Peer-reviewed publications
Developing a mental health support package for women survivors of domestic violence and modern slavery in South Asia: a multiple methods design
NIHR | 2025
Brings together research across Afghanistan, India and Sri Lanka to develop a contextually appropriate support package for non-specialist providers supporting the mental health of women survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking.
The association between intimate partner violence type and mental health in migrant women living in Spain: findings from a cross-sectional study
Frontiers in Public Health | 2023
Examines the relationship between different forms of intimate partner violence and mental health among migrant women living in Spain.
Socio-demographic predictors of bureaucratic violence in the residency application process: findings from a mixed-methods cross-sectional survey of migrant women in Spain
Social Sciences | 2023
Explores how immigration systems themselves can become sources of harm for migrant women navigating residency applications.
Psychosocial interventions to improve the mental health of survivors of human trafficking: a realist review
The Lancet Psychiatry | 2023
A realist review examining the evidence for psychosocial interventions supporting survivors of human trafficking.
Improving the mental health of women intimate partner violence survivors: findings from a realist review of psychosocial interventions
PLOS ONE | 2022
Synthesises evidence on psychosocial interventions supporting women who have experienced intimate partner violence.
Research, education and capacity-building priorities for violence, abuse and mental health in low- and middle-income countries
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology | 2021
An international qualitative study identifying priorities for future research and capacity building.
Other work
A Celebration of Immigrant Women Through Art
Public exhibition | Valencia, Spain | 2023
A participatory exhibition developed with migrant women as part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship, exploring migration, identity and belonging through art.
Beyond Black and Blue
Doctoral thesis | University College London | 2020
PhD research examining intimate partner violence as a form of family violence and its relationship with common mental disorders in women living in Mumbai's informal settlements.
Dwelling Together
Film & facilitated dialogue project | UCL | 2017
A film and discussion project co-led by Abigail Bentley and Darren Chetty exploring racism, multiculturalism and identity. Through facilitated group conversations and participant interviews, the project examined what makes productive dialogue about race possible and created a resource designed to provoke further conversations in educational and community settings.