TESTIMONIAL - Curia

"Emm brings a rare combination of deep system knowledge, compassion, practical delivery experience, and a strong understanding of how policy must connect with people’s lived reality. In our work together, particularly through the obesity sprint at Curia and the trauma responsive policy programme, she has consistently helped move conversations beyond theory and into meaningful action."

Ben Howlett

Chief Executive

Curia

"We have had the privilege of working closely with Emm Irving across our obesity, trauma, and wider health policy work, and her contribution has been invaluable. Emm brings a rare combination of deep system knowledge, compassion, practical delivery experience, and a strong understanding of how policy must connect with people’s lived reality. In our work together, particularly through the obesity sprint at Curia and the trauma responsive policy programme, she has consistently helped move conversations beyond theory and into meaningful action.

"Her leadership has been especially important in helping frame obesity, trauma and mental health as connected system issues rather than isolated policy areas. Emm understands the links between prevention, lived experience, stigma, health inequalities, workforce confidence, and long-term public service reform. She has helped ensure that these discussions remain grounded in what people and systems actually need, while still being ambitious about what national policy should enable.

"We are excited to continue working with Emm as she develops her future work with We Are ATR. Curia will support the policy side of the Trauma, Obesity and Mental Health working groups at UK Healthcare and Life Sciences Innovation (UKHLSI), helping translate the insight and experience from those groups into clear recommendations, parliamentary engagement, policy outputs and opportunities for system leadership. Together, this creates a strong platform to bring practice, evidence and policy closer together, with Emm’s expertise helping to ensure the work remains compassionate, credible and focused on real change."

About ATR

We Are ATR is a values-led company specialising in adversity, trauma and resilience.

We support organisations, systems and workforces to become trauma-informed, trauma-responsive, prevention-focused and evidence-led. Our work helps partners understand what sits beneath demand, harm, distress, conflict, disengagement and workforce pressure, and respond in ways that improve outcomes rather than compound harm.

We work across the systems, services and organisations that shape people’s lives, including public services, health and care, housing, education, criminal justice, community safety, recovery partnerships, voluntary and community organisations, employers and commercial partners.

Our simple proposition is this:

We help organisations move from awareness to action, and from good intention to measurable change.

Why Choose We Are ATR

Many providers offer training, consultancy or evaluation. We bring all three together through ATR Academy, Think ATR and ATR Respond.

This means partners can build workforce capability, generate insight and evidence, and receive practical implementation support through one integrated relationship. We help organisations understand what is happening, decide what needs to change, equip people to work differently and measure the difference made.

What Services Do We Are ATR Offer

One-off Commissions: For a specific piece of work, such as a training session, workshop, event, review, report, keynote, facilitation session or short consultancy project.

Bespoke Programmes: For organisations that need a structured package of support over several weeks or months, combining training, insight, implementation, workforce wellbeing and evaluation.

Retained support: For leaders, teams or organisations who want ongoing access to advice, coaching, mentoring, facilitation and practical implementation support.

Membership: For organisations and individuals who want connection, resources, learning opportunities and tiered levels of support.

Strategic partnerships: For systems, places, partnerships or large organisations seeking long-term trauma-responsive change across multiple teams, services, sectors or geographies.

Contact Us

For more information about our services email: hello@weareatr.com