Dr Kat Ford
Research Fellow

Affiliations
Contact info
Email k.ford@bangor.ac.uk
Phone 01248383519
Location Cambrian House, Wrexham
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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 conference › Poster
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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/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
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A retrospective cross-sectional study to explore the intergenerational continuity of adverse childhood experiences within a UK prisoner population
Ford, K., Bellis, M., Hughes, K. & Judd, N., 30 Aug 2024, p. A19.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
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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/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
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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 journal › Article › peer-review
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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/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
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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/Report › Other report
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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 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
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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 journal › Article › peer-review
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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/Report › Other report › peer-review
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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/Report › Other report
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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/Report › Other report
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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, 672Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
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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/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
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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/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
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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 journal › Article › peer-review
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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 journal › Article › peer-review
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Adverse childhood experiences: a retrospective study to understand their associations with lifetime mental health diagnosis, self-harm or suicide attempt, and current low mental wellbeing in a male Welsh prison population
Ford, K., Bellis, M., Hughes, K., Barton, E. & Newbury, A., 12 Jun 2020, In: BMC Health & Justice. 8, 1, 13.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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 journal › Article › peer-review
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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_2Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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 journal › Article › peer-review
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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 journal › Article › peer-review
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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. e053915Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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. 22-31Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
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Childhood trauma linked to distrust of healthcare professionals – new research
Ford, K., 27 Jun 2024, The Conversation.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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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/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
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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 journal › Article › peer-review
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Comparing relationships between single types of adverse childhood experiences and health-related outcomes: a combined primary data study of eight cross-sectional surveys in England and Wales
Bellis, M., Hughes, K., Cresswell, K. & Ford, K., 17 Apr 2023, In: BMJ Open. 13, 4, e072916.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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/Report › Other report › peer-review
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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 journal › Article › peer-review
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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. 110Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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. 1420-1429Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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. 140Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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 journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
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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/Report › Other report › peer-review
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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. e081924Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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 journal › Article › peer-review
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Feedback on Operation liberty: Police understanding of vulnerability
Ford, K., Barton, E. & Roderick, J., 2017, Public Health Wales NHS Trust.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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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/Report › Other report › peer-review
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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/Report › Other report › peer-review
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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 journal › Article › peer-review
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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-e857Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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 journal › Article › peer-review
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Impact of child maltreatment and other adverse childhood experiences (aces) on trust in health information and support services – the consequences for public health and health care interventions across the life course
Bellis, M., Hughes, K. & Ford, K., 30 Aug 2024, In: Injury Prevention. 30, Suppl 1, p. A2-A3Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
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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 journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
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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/Report › Book
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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/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
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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-e528Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review