Our services
We help prevent sexual abuse in healthcare through research, intervention design, survivor engagement and training. We also offer independent research, evaluation and service design for organisations seeking evidence-informed solutions.
Joni speaking at NUX Leeds, 2025
How we can help
What we produce
Tailored webinars, presentations
Tailored webinars and presentations on recognising abuse, handling disclosure, survivor co-design, research methodology and designing interventions.
We have created tailored presentations for NUX Leeds, the Professional Standards Authority [webinar summary] and HMRC.
Public awareness campaigns
Downloadable resources, social media posts, videos, posters, leaflets, guidance.
Interventions, online tools
Co-designed, evidence-based digital and offline interventions including information tools, innovative use of AI and intelligence to detect sexual abuse
Our ‘Entitled?’ mental health job title checker will be available in Winter 2026.
Interactive data visualisation
Research findings will be turned into public-facing data visualisation for researchers, regulators, journalists and the public
What people say
“Joni Browne came along to HMRC to deliver a hybrid Face to Face presentation to our community of over 150 User Researchers.
In this session Joni talked about how user-centred interventions, such as reporting tools, can help prevent and identify abuse in healthcare settings. She shared the methodology behind her work so far with our User Research professions, including how less commonly used secondary data sources can be brought together and analysed to uncover insights into complex issues.
The talk was received incredibly well with high engagement in the sessions through messages in the chat, questions from User Researchers and positive feedback received.
I was personally struck by Joni's bravery, transparency and the overall structure of the presentation and work. I'm keen for us to keep in touch and to hear about future developments of the work.”
— R. Jones, Senior User Researcher, HMRC.
Opening Up is led by founder-researcher Joni Browne, who brings 20 years of research, evaluation and service-improvement experience. She has worked with organisations including NHS England, DWP, DEFRA and Ipsos MORI. She brings extensive professional expertise and lived experience.
Who you’ll work with
Get in touch
Interested in collaborating, research, training or learning more about our work? We’d love to hear from you
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Looking for support?
Opening Up is a research and prevention organisation. We do not provide individual support or investigate individual reports of sexual abuse.
If you have experienced sexual abuse or are concerned about something that happened in a healthcare setting, there are several specialist support and advice services that you may find useful. Find support and advice on GOV.UK →
If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 999.