Selected publications
All writing my own - nothing written by/with AI
Hanson (2025) Organised ritual abuse and its wider context: degradation, deception and disavowal. A research review and analysis. National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC), The Hydrant Programme, NAPAC.
Hanson (2025) Taking liberties: confronting big tech's false freedoms. Fully Human
A trilogy of essays for Fully Human, Body with soul: three essays on sexual ethics in the digital age (2024):
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When buying sexual services becomes normal: corporate profit and human loss (a critical look at OnlyFans)
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No more than some of her parts: how sexual objectification diminishes humanity
All available and much more at Fully Human
Hanson (2024) Psychological analysis of John Smyth and his abuse. Appendix 4 of the Independent Learning Lessons Review: John Smyth QC by Keith Makin. Church of England
Hanson (2024). Understanding and responding to sibling sexual harm and abuse: A research review and analysis. NSPCC
Hanson, E. (2021). Pornography and human futures. Fully Human. This report delineates the business model of free online porn and, drawing on a wide range of literature, looks at how it undermines core parts of what it is to be human: our values, relationships, sexuality, self-acceptance and autonomy.
I led the interviews with children and young people for the Children's Commissioner for England's report: Children's experiences as victims of crime (2024).
Thomas, K., Hamilton-Giachritsis, C., Branigan, P., & Hanson, E. (2023). Offenders' approaches to overcoming victim resistance in technology-assisted child sexual abuse. Child Abuse & Neglect, 141, 106143
Salter, M. & Hanson, E. (2021). 'I need you all to understand how pervasive this issue is': User efforts to regulate child sexual offending on social media. In J Bailey, A Flynn & N Henry (eds.) Handbook on Technology-Facilitated Violence and Abuse: International Perspectives and Experiences. Emerald Publishing
Hanson, E. (2020). Gambling education - Current practice and future directions: A theory and evidence scope. London: PSHE Association.
Hanson, E. (2020). What is the impact of pornography on young people? A research briefing for educators. London: PSHE Association
Hamilton-Giachritsis, C., Hanson, E., Whittle, H., Alves-Costa, F., Pintos, A., Metcalf, T., & Beech, A. (2020). Technology assisted child sexual abuse: professionals’ perceptions of risk and impact on children and young people. Child Abuse & Neglect, 104651
Hamilton-Giachritsis, C., Hanson, E., Whittle, H., Alves-Costa, F., & Beech, A. (2020). Technology assisted child sexual abuse in the UK: Young people’s views on the impact of online sexual abuse. Children and Youth Services Review, 105451
Hanson, E. (2019). ‘Losing track of morality’: Understanding online forces and dynamics conducive to child sexual exploitation. In J Pearce (Ed) Child Sexual Exploitation: Why Theory Matters, 87-116. Policy Press
Gerin, M.I., Hanson, E., Viding, E., & McCrory, E. (2019). A review of childhood maltreatment, latent vulnerability and the brain: Implications for clinical practice and prevention. Adoption and Fostering, 43, 310-328
McGeeney, E., & Hanson, E. (2017). Digital Romance: The centrality and affordances of technology in young people’s relationships and love-lives. A Brook & CEOP research project
Hamilton-Giachritsis, C., Hanson, E., Whittle, C., & Beech, A. (2017). 'Everyone deserves to be happy and safe': A mixed methods study exploring how online and offline child sexual abuse impact young people and how professionals respond. London: NSPCC
Hanson, E. (2017). The impact of online sexual abuse on children and young people. In J Brown (Ed) Online risk to children: Impact, Protection and Prevention, 97-122. Wiley & NSPCC
Hanson, E. (2017). Promising therapeutic approaches for children, young people and their families following online sexual abuse. In J. Brown (Ed) Online risk to children: Impact, Protection and Prevention, 123-142. Wiley & NSPCC
Hanson, E. (2016). An evidence scope exploring the relationship between neglect and child sexual exploitation. Research in Practice, NSPCC & Action for Children
Hanson, E. (2016). Understanding and preventing re-victimization. In L Smith (Ed) Clinical practice at the edge of care: Developments in working with at-risk children and their families, 197-227. Palgrave Macmillan
Hanson, E., & Holmes, D. (2014) That Difficult Age: Developing a more effective response to risks in adolescence. Research in Practice
Previous publications under the name Dr Elly Farmer:
Farmer, E., & Callan, S. (2012). Beyond Violence: Breaking cycles of domestic abuse. Centre for Social Justice
Farmer, E. (2011). The age of criminal responsibility: Developmental science and human rights perspectives. Journal of Children’s Services, 6, 86-95. Winner of Emerald Literati Outstanding Paper Award 2012
McCrory, E., Walker-Rhymes, P., Farmer, E., et al. (2010). Change for Good: A treatment manual for adolescents displaying harmful sexual behaviour. Jessica Kingsley
d’Ardenne, P., & Farmer, E. (2009). Using interpreters in trauma therapy. In N Grey (Ed) A Casebook of Cognitive Therapy for Traumatic Stress Reactions, 283-300. Routledge
Farmer, E., & Andrews, B.A. (2009). Shameless yet angry: Shame and its relationship to anger in male young offenders and undergraduate controls. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology, 20, 48-65
Whalley, M., Farmer, E., & Brewin, C. (2007). Pain flashbacks following the July 7th 2005 Bombings. Pain, 132, 332-336
Various articles online and in the media for parents, young people (and others) on topics such as relationships and sex education, pornography, help for parents with online safety, online toxicity and harmful sexual behaviour.