Dr Kat Ford

Research Fellow

Contact info

Email                   k.ford@bangor.ac.uk

Phone                  01248383519

Location              Cambrian House, Wrexham

  1. Published

    A Process and feasibility evaluation of the pilot Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) Informed Approach to Policing Vulnerability Training

    Ford, K., Newbury, A., Meredith, Z., Evans, J. & Roderick, J., 2017.

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePoster

  2. Published

    A rapid review of the impact of office layout on employee health, productivity and sustainability

    Ford, K., Griffith, N., Hughes, K. & Bellis, M., May 2022, Wrexham: Bangor University. 10 p.

    Research output: Book/ReportCommissioned reportpeer-review

  3. Published
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    Adolygiad cyflym o effaith cynllun swyddfa ar iechyd, cynhyrchiant a chynaliadwyedd gweithwyr

    Ford, K., Griffith, N., Hughes, K. & Bellis, M., 13 May 2022, Wrexham : Bangor University. 10 p.

    Research output: Book/ReportCommissioned reportpeer-review

  5. Published

    Adult support during childhood: a retrospective study of trusted adult relationships, sources of personal adult support and their association with childhood resilience resources

    Ashton, K., Davies, A. R., Hughes, K., Ford, K., Cotter-Roberts, A. & Bellis, M., 27 Jun 2021, In: BMC Psychology. 9, 1, 1 p., 101.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  6. Published

    Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Diabetes | A brief review

    Hughes, K., Ford, K. & Bellis, M., 25 May 2020, Public Health Wales; Bangor University.

    Research output: Book/ReportCommissioned reportpeer-review

  7. Published

    Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in Hertfordshire, Luton and Northamptonshire

    Ford, K., Butler, N., Hughes, K., Quigg, Z. & Bellis, M., May 2016, Centre for Public Health, Liverpool John Moores University.

    Research output: Book/ReportOther report

  8. Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in Wales and their Impact on Health in the Adult Population: Mariana Dyakova

    Bellis, M. A., Ashton, K., Hughes, K., Ford, K., Bishop, J. & Paranjothy, S., Nov 2016, In: European Journal of Public Health. 26, Supplement 1

    Research output: Contribution to journalMeeting Abstractpeer-review

  9. Published

    Adverse Childhood Experiences and Their Relationship with Poor Sexual Health Outcomes: Results from Four Cross-Sectional Surveys

    Wood, S., Ford, K., Madden, H. C. E., Sharp, C. A., Hughes, K. & Bellis, M., 21 Jul 2022, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19, 14, 8869.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  10. Published

    Adverse Childhood Experiences in child refugee and asylum seeking populations

    Wood, S., Ford, K., Hardcastle, K., Hopkins, J., Hughes, K. & Bellis, M., 23 Apr 2020, Public Health Wales NHS Trust. 44 p.

    Research output: Book/ReportOther reportpeer-review

  11. Published

    Adverse Childhood Experiences: Breaking the Generational Cycle of Crime: Turning Understanding into Action: Summary Report

    Ford, K., Kelly, S., Evans, J., Newbury, A., Meredith, Z. & Roderick, J., 2017, Public Health Wales NHS Trust.

    Research output: Book/ReportOther report

  12. Published

    Adverse Childhood Experiences: Breaking the Generational Cycle of Crime: Understanding the response to vulnerability by South Wales Police Force and other agencies

    Ford, K., Evans, J., Newbury, A., Meredith, Z. & Roderick, J., 2017, Public Health Wales NHS Trust.

    Research output: Book/ReportOther report

  13. Published

    Adverse childhood and school experiences: a retrospective cross-sectional study examining their associations with health-related behaviours and mental health

    Elizabeth, K., Bellis, M., Ford, K., Sharp, C., Hopkins, J., Hill, R. & Cresswell, K., 18 Feb 2025, In: BMC Public Health. 25, 672

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  14. Published

    Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in Bolton: Impacts on health, wellbeing and resilience

    Ford, K., Hughes, K. & Bellis, M., Dec 2021, Public Health Wales; Bangor University. 35 p.

    Research output: Book/ReportCommissioned reportpeer-review

  15. Published

    Adverse childhood experiences and COVID-19 in Bolton

    Ford, K., Hughes, K., Janssen, H. & Bellis, M., 13 Jun 2022, Wrexham: Bangor University.

    Research output: Book/ReportCommissioned reportpeer-review

  16. Published

    Adverse childhood experiences and engagement with healthcare services: Findings from a survey of adults in Wales and England

    Ford, K., Hughes, K., Cresswell, K., Amos, R. & Bellis, M., 30 Apr 2024, Public Health Wales; Bangor University. 38 p.

    Research output: Book/ReportCommissioned reportpeer-review

  17. Published

    Adverse childhood experiences and sources of childhood resilience: a retrospective study of their combined relationships with child health and educational attendance

    Bellis, M., Hughes, K., Ford, K., Hardcastle, K., Sharp, C., Wood, S., Homolova, L. & Davies, A. R., 26 Jun 2018, In: BMC Public Health. 18, 792.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  18. Published

    Adverse childhood experiences, childhood relationships and associated substance use and mental health in young Europeans

    Hughes, K., Bellis, M. A., Sethi, D., Andrew, R., Yon, Y., Wood, S., Ford, K., Baban, A., Boderscova, L., Kachaeva, M., Makaruk, K., Markovic, M., Povilaitis, R., Raleva, M., Terzic, N., Veleminsky, M., Włodarczyk, J. & Zakhozha, V., 1 Aug 2019, In: European Journal of Public Health. 29, 4, p. 741-747 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

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  20. Published

    An evaluation of a short film promoting kindness in Wales during COVID‑19 restrictions #TimeToBeKind

    Ford, K., Bellis, M., Hill, R. & Hughes, K., 24 Mar 2022, In: BMC Public Health. 22, 1, 14 p., 583.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  21. Published

    An evaluation of the Time to Move workplace physical activity intervention

    Ford, K., Sharp, C., Hughes, K. & Bellis, M., Sept 2022, In: European Journal of Public Health. 32, Supplement_2

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  22. Published

    Associations between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Lifetime Experience of Car Crashes and Burns: A Cross-Sectional Study

    Ford, K., Hughes, K., Cresswell, K., Griffith, N. & Bellis, M., 30 Nov 2022, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19, 23, 16036.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  23. Published

    Associations between adverse childhood experiences and trust in health and other information from public services, professionals and wider sources: national cross sectional survey

    Bellis, M., Elizabeth, K., Ford, K., Sharp, C. & Hill, R., 9 Jul 2024, In: BMJ Public Health. 2, 1, e000868.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  24. Published

    Associations between adverse childhood experiences, attitudes towards COVID-19 restrictions and vaccine hesitancy: a cross-sectional study

    Bellis, M., Hughes, K., Ford, K., Madden, H., Glendinning, F. & Wood, S., 1 Feb 2022, In: BMJ Open. 12, 2, p. e053915

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  25. Published

    Associations between childhood deaths and adverse childhood experiences: An audit of data from a child death overview panel

    Grey, H., Ford, K., Bellis, M., Lowey, H. & Wood, S., Apr 2019, In: Child Abuse and Neglect. 90, p. 22-31

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  26. Published

    Cartrefi oer yng Nghymru: A yw’r drefn wresogi foddhaol yn briodol ar gyfer iechyd a llesiant?

    Hill, R., Griffiths, D., Janssen, H., Ford, K., Carella, N., Gascoyne, B. & Azam, S., 12 Nov 2024, Public Health Wales; Bangor University.

    Research output: Book/ReportCommissioned reportpeer-review

  27. Published

    Childhood trauma linked to distrust of healthcare professionals – new research

    Ford, K., 27 Jun 2024, The Conversation.

    Research output: Contribution to specialist publicationArticle

  28. Published

    Cold homes and their association with health and well-being: a systematic literature review

    Janssen, H., Gascoyne, B., Ford, K., Hill, R., Roberts, M. & Azam, S., 2022, Public Health Wales NHS Trust.

    Research output: Book/ReportCommissioned reportpeer-review

  29. Published

    Cold indoor temperatures and their association with health and well-being: a systematic literature review

    Janssen, H., Ford, K., Gascoyne, B., Hill, R., Roberts, M., Bellis, M. & Azam, S., Nov 2023, In: Public Health. 224, p. 185-194 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  30. Published
  31. Published

    Deall cyfraddau profiadau niweidiol yn ystod plentyndod (ACEs) ymysg poblogaeth o droseddwyr gwrywaidd yng Nghymru: Arolwg ACEs Carcharorion

    Ford, K., Barton, E., Newbury, A., Hughes, K., Bezeczky, Z., Roderick, J. & Bellis, M., 29 Apr 2019, Public Health Wales; Bangor University. 46 p.

    Research output: Book/ReportOther reportpeer-review

  32. Published

    Does adult alcohol consumption combine with adverse childhood experiences to increase involvement in violence in men and women? A cross-sectional study in England and Wales

    Bellis, M. A., Hughes, K., Ford, K., Edwards, S., Sharples, O., Hardcastle, K. & Wood, S., 6 Dec 2018, In: BMJ Open. 8, 12, 10 p., e020591.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  33. Published

    Does continuous trusted adult support in childhood impart life-course resilience against adverse childhood experiences - a retrospective study on adult health-harming behaviours and mental well-being

    Bellis, M. A., Hardcastle, K., Ford, K., Hughes, K., Ashton, K., Quigg, Z. & Butler, N., 23 Mar 2017, In: BMC Psychiatry. 17, 1, p. 110

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  34. Published

    Drink Less Enjoy More: effects of a multi-component intervention on improving adherence to, and knowledge of, alcohol legislation in a UK nightlife setting

    Quigg, Z., Hughes, K., Butler, N., Ford, K., Canning, I. & Bellis, M. A., Aug 2018, In: Addiction. 113, 8, p. 1420-1429

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  35. Erratum to: Does continuous trusted adult support in childhood impart life-course resilience against adverse childhood experiences - a retrospective study on adult health-harming behaviours and mental well-being

    Bellis, M. A., Hardcastle, K., Ford, K., Hughes, K., Ashton, K., Quigg, Z. & Butler, N., 13 Apr 2017, In: BMC Psychiatry. 17, 1, p. 140

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  36. Ethics, Methods, and Researching Sensitive Topics With Vulnerable Groups

    Ford, K., 2010, In: International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 9, 4, p. 442 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalMeeting Abstractpeer-review

  37. Published

    Evaluation of a pilot workplace physical activity initiative: Time to Move

    Sharp, C., Ford, K., Wynne, C. & Willmot, R., 2020, Bangor University. 84 p.

    Research output: Book/ReportOther reportpeer-review

  38. Published

    Examining relationships between adverse childhood experiences and coping during the cost-of-living crisis using a national cross-sectional survey in Wales, UK

    Hughes, K., Bellis, M., Cresswell, K., Hill, R., Ford, K. & Hopkins, J., 2 May 2024, In: BMJ Open. 14, 5, p. e081924

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  39. Published

    Exploring the intergenerational continuity of ACEs amongst a sample of Welsh male prisoners: A retrospective cross-sectional study

    Ford, K., Bellis, M., Hughes, K., Judd, N. & Barton, E., Dec 2024, In: Child Protection and Practice. 3, 100053.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  40. Published

    Feedback on Operation liberty: Police understanding of vulnerability

    Ford, K., Barton, E. & Roderick, J., 2017, Public Health Wales NHS Trust.

    Research output: Book/ReportOther report

  41. Published

    Ffynonellau gwydnwch a’u cysylltiadau lliniarol gyda’r niwed sy’n cael ei achosi gan brofiadau niweidiol yn ystod plentyndod: Adroddiad 1: Salwch meddwl

    Hughes, K., Ford, K., Davies, A., Homolova, L. & Bellis, M., 18 Jan 2018, Public Health Wales NHS Trust. 60 p.

    Research output: Book/ReportOther reportpeer-review

  42. Published

    Gwerthusiad o fenter gweithgarwch corfforol beilot yn y gweithle: Amser i Symud

    Sharp, C., Ford, K., Wynne, C. & Willmot, R., 2020, Bangor University. 84 p.

    Research output: Book/ReportOther reportpeer-review

  43. Published

    Health and financial burden of adverse childhood experiences in England and Wales: a combined primary data study of five surveys

    Hughes, K., Ford, K., Kadel, R., Sharp, C. & Bellis, M., 7 Jun 2020, In: BMJ Open. 10, 6, 9 p., e036374.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  44. Published

    Health and financial costs of adverse childhood experiences in 28 European countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Hughes, K., Ford, K., Bellis, M., Glendinning, F., Harrison, E. & Passmore, J., 1 Nov 2021, In: Lancet Public Health. 6, 11, p. e848-e857

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  45. Published

    Ideal, expected and perceived descriptive norm drunkenness in UK nightlife environments: a cross-sectional study

    Hughes, K., Quigg, Z., Ford, K. & Bellis, M., 27 Apr 2019, In: BMC Public Health. 19, 1, 7 p., 442.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  46. Published
  47. Published

    Impacts of a workplace physical activity intervention on employee physical activity & mental health for NHS staff in Wales: an evaluation of the pilot Time to Move initiative

    Ford, K., Bellis, M., Hughes, K. & Sharp, C., 1 Mar 2022, In: International Journal of Population Data Science. 7, 2, 1 p., 4.

    Research output: Contribution to journalMeeting Abstractpeer-review

  48. Published

    Inspiration from ACE Interrupters in Great Britain: Sharing the stories of individuals who have made a remarkable difference to those affected by Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)

    Hardcastle, K. (Editor), Bellis, M. (Editor), Ford, K. (Editor), Hetherington, K. (Editor), Hopkins, J. (Editor) & Clark, E. (Editor), 21 May 2020, Public Health Wales NHS Trust. 64 p.

    Research output: Book/ReportBook

  49. Published

    Keeping warm at home during winter in Wales: Differences in heating behaviours, coping strategies, and wellbeing from 2022 to 2023

    Ford, K., Carella, N., Hill, R., Janssen, H., Heywood, L., Griffiths, D. & Azam, S., 28 Mar 2024, Public Health Wales; Bangor University. 28 p.

    Research output: Book/ReportCommissioned reportpeer-review

  50. Published

    Life course health consequences and associated annual costs of adverse childhood experiences across Europe and North America: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Bellis, M. A., Hughes, K., Ford, K., Ramos Rodriguez, G., Sethi, D. & Passmore, J., Oct 2019, In: Lancet Public Health. 4, 10, p. e517-e528

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

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