Karen Hollely complements the work of the Child Witness Institute through her expertise on the psychological issues affecting child victims of sexual abuse and exploitation. She has brought forensic psychology into the specialist approach developed by Dr Muller and, as such, the Institute enshrines the doctrine of multi-disciplinary work pertaining to issues affecting child victims of violence. As the Chief Operating Officer of the Institute, Karen ensures the implementation of all projects undertaken by the Institute. She specifically advocates for the impact of serious crime to be recognized as a significant part of the criminal justice process and that specialised services should be made available to victims of serious crime to address this impact. Karen has published widely on topics pertaining to child abuse and gender-based violence. She contributes to the development and presentation of specialised training on issues of child safeguarding, child forensics, child witnesses and complex system reform to combat violence against children.