Ms Hannah Jeffery
MA, MSc
Expertise
I research criminal and family justice, domestic abuse and therapeutic interventions. I currently contribute to the Forgotten 10% Project, a mixed-methods study exploring non-parent experiences of private children's proceedings.
Current positions
Research Associate
School for Policy Studies
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Biography
I am currently undertaking doctoral study in Counselling Psychology, during which I completed a placement at a Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC). Previously, I held research roles at the Domestic Abuse Commissioner's Office and the Centre for Justice Innovation, experiences that strengethened my committment to connecting research with policy-making and frontline practice.
I am currently contributing to the Forgotten 10% Research Project, a mixed methods study led by Lancaster University and the University of Bristol which explores the experiences of non-parents in private law proceedings.
Research interests
I am a mixed methods researcher with interests in criminal and family justice, domestic abuse, and therapeutic and supportive interventions. My work examines how legal contexts impact responses to domestic abuse and the delivery of therapeutic and supportive interventions.
I am currently undertaking doctoral study in Counselling Psychology, during which I completed a placement at a Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC). Previously, I held research roles at the Domestic Abuse Commissioner's Office and the Centre for Justice Innovation, experiences which strengethened my committment to connecting research with policy-making and frontline practice.
I currently contribute to the Forgotten 10% Research Project, a mixed methods study led by Lancaster University and the University of Bristol which explores the experiences of non-parents in private law proceedings.
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
The forgotten 10%’: private family law cases involving non-parents
Role
Researcher
Description
Important decisions are made every day in the family courts about where children live and who they spend time with. Around 90% of private family law cases are between two…Managing organisational unit
School for Policy StudiesDates
03/03/2025 to 26/02/2027
Publications
Recent publications
22/09/2025Raising a Public Health Concern: Women Overlooked in UK Drug Policy and disadvantaged in Mixed-Gender Community Services
International Journal of Environmental Research
Evidence-Informed Intervention for Perpetrators of Domestic Abuse
Seen and Heard
A safe place and a safe time
A safe place and a safe time
Exploring women’s experiences of drug and alcohol treatment in the West Midlands
Exploring women’s experiences of drug and alcohol treatment in the West Midlands
Substance misuse, trauma and domestic abuse perpetration: The perspective from Family Drug and Alcohol Courts
Substance misuse, trauma and domestic abuse perpetration: The perspective from Family Drug and Alcohol Courts