How do you know you have found an interesting topic for research that is useful for society?

Here is an example: I’m designing the brochure for our project #WomenRebuildingUA, and one of the answers to the question:

What would you like to ‘bring back’ from European countries to help rebuild Ukraine?

is ‘targeted prevention of domestic violence at all levels, starting from the local level’. See our other ongoing project – developing a policy and awareness toolkit for local and regional authorities to effectively tackle domestic violence.

Such synergy always gives more energy to push research forward!