Consulting
Yehudis Fletcher advises universities, policymakers, and charities on safeguarding and accountability in religious contexts. She brings together evidence that is usually held separately, turning existing research, reports, and case material into new analysis that helps organisations understand risk and make better decisions. She works with academic teams, policymakers, and professional networks to shape research, policy, and institutional responses in sensitive or high-risk settings.
University of Kent
Abuse in Religious Settings (AHRC-funded research project)
Yehudis served as a consultant and Honorary Research Fellow on Abuse in Religious Settings, an AHRC-funded project at the University of Kent. She advised on research design, analysis, and the communication of findings, with a focus on sexual abuse in Charedi communities and its policy and safeguarding implications.
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Forced marriage and honour-based abuse
Yehudis has worked with onEvidence on the synthesis of data relating to forced marriage and so-called honour-based abuse, contributing specialist insight to support evidence-based policymaking and multidisciplinary analysis.
Nahamu
Policy and safeguarding advisory work
As founder of the UK-based think tank Nahamu, Yehudis leads policy and advisory work addressing coercion, safeguarding failures, and institutional risk within closed communities, including contributions to policy frameworks, research briefs, and engagement with government departments and professional bodies.
Independent Sexual Violence Adviser
(ISVA) experience
Alongside her research and policy work, Yehudis has professional experience as an Independent Sexual Violence Adviser, informing her consultancy on institutional responses to harm and safeguarding policy design.
Yehudis undertakes consultancy and advisory engagements with research institutions, policy units, government departments, and civil society organisations. Her consultancy work is institutional and research-focused and does not include individual casework or personal advocacy.
If you are interested in engaging Yehudis for consultancy or advisory work, please get in touch to discuss scope, objectives, and format.