Dr Kat Ford
Research Fellow

Affiliations
Contact info
Email k.ford@bangor.ac.uk
Phone 01248383519
Location Cambrian House, Wrexham
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Understanding the prevalence of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in a male offender population in Wales: The Prisoner ACE Survey
Ford, K., Barton, E., Newbury, A., Hughes, K., Bezeczky, Z., Roderick, J. & Bellis, M., 29 Apr 2019, Wrexham: Public Health Wales; Bangor University. 46 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report › peer-review
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Understanding the outcome of police safeguarding notifications to social services in South Wales
Ford, K., Newbury, A., Meredith, Z., Evans, J., Hughes, K., Roderick, J., Davies, A. R. & Bellis, M., 1 Jun 2020, In: The Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles. 93, 2, p. 87-108 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Understanding the impact of adverse childhood experiences on health and wellbeing in England
Ford, K., Quigg, Z., Hughes, K., Butler, N. & Bellis, M. A., 1 Sept 2016, In: Injury Prevention. 22, Supplement 2, p. A104Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
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Understanding the association between self-reported poor oral health and exposure to adverse childhood experiences: a retrospective study
Ford, K., Brocklehurst, P., Hughes, K., Sharp, C. & Bellis, M., 14 Feb 2020, In: BMC Oral Health. 20, 1, p. 51 9 p., 51.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Trauma and Adverse Childhood Experiences (TrACE)-informed training for English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) practitioners in Wales: understanding current provision and gaps
Judd, N., Ford, K., Cresswell, K., Fellows, R. & Hughes, K., 5 Mar 2025Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
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The use of mobile phone applications to enhance personal safety from interpersonal violence – an overview of available smartphone applications in the United Kingdom
Ford, K., Bellis, M., Judd, N., Griffith, N. & Hughes, K., 9 Jun 2022, In: BMC Public Health. 22, 1, 12 p., 1158.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The understanding of ACEs in the offender population research study. Report 1: Understanding the awareness of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in the criminal justice workforce
Newbury, A., Ford, K. & Roderick, J., 2018, Public Health Wales NHS Trust.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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The service of alcohol to drunks: Measuring and supporting compliance with the law in Manchester City Centre’s nightlife
Ford, K., Quigg, Z., Butler, N. & Hughes, K., 2016, Public Health Institute, Liverpool John Moores University.Research output: Book/Report › Other report › peer-review
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The rising cost of living and health and wellbeing in Wales: a national survey
Hill, R., Hughes, K., Cresswell, K., Ford, K. & Bellis, M., Oct 2023, Public Health Wales; Bangor University. 56 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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The police response to vulnerability and risk: a public health approach to policing
Ford, K., Roderick, J., Evans, J., Newbury, A., Bezeczky, Z., Hughes, K. & Bellis, M., 1 Nov 2018, In: Injury Prevention. 24, suppl 2, p. A42 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
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The impact of adverse childhood experiences on health service use across the life course using a retrospective cohort study
Bellis, M., Hughes, K., Hardcastle, K., Ashton, K., Ford, K., Quigg, Z. & Davies, A., 11 Jul 2017, In: Journal of Health Services Research and Policy. 22, 3, p. 168-177Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The impact of COVID-19 on mental wellbeing: implications for North Wales and how they could be addressed
Ford, K., Judd, N., Griffith, N., Hughes, K. & Gwenter, L., 18 Aug 2022, Wrexham: Bangor University. 97 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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The evidence base for routine enquiry into adverse childhood experiences: A scoping review
Ford, K., Hughes, K., Hardcastle, K., Di Lemma, L., Davies, A., Edwards, S. & Bellis, M., May 2019, In: Child Abuse and Neglect. 91, May, p. 131-146 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Commercial Determinants of Violence: Identifying Opportunities for Violence Prevention through a Public Health-Based Framework Analysis
Bellis, M., McManus, S., Elizabeth, K., Adisa, O. & Ford, K., 15 Mar 2024, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 21, 3, 352.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Taking a Risk: Exploring Alcohol and Pregnancy With Women in Scotland
Ford, K., 2010, In: International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 9, 4, p. 350-351 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
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Strengthening resilience through the Early Intervention and Prevention: Breaking the Generational Cycle of Crime project
Bezeczky, Z., Barton, E., Ford, K. & Roderick, J., 2018, Health 2020 priority area four: creating supportive environments and resilient communities. A compendium of inspirational examples. Ziglio, E. (ed.). World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe. , p. 134-144Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Sources of resilience and their moderating relationships with harms from adverse childhood experiences. Report 1: Mental illness
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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Sources of childhood and adult resilience and their impact on harms associated with adverse childhood experiences
Hughes, K., Ford, K. & Bellis, M., 1 Nov 2018, In: Injury Prevention. 24, Supplement 2, p. A110Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Six ways companies fuel violence
Ford, K. & McManus, S., 25 Jul 2024, The Conversation.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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Responding to Adverse Childhood Experiences: An evidence review of interventions to prevent and address adversity across the life course
Di Lemma, L., Davies, A. R., Ford, K., Hughes, K., Homolova, L., Gray, B. & Richardson, G., 13 May 2019, Public Health Wales; Bangor University. 44 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report › peer-review
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Researcher reflexivity and the ethical dimensions of observing the response to vulnerability by frontline policing
Ford, K., 18 Jan 2018.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Public acceptability of public health policy to improve population health: a population-based survey
Sharp, C., Bellis, M., Hughes, K., Ford, K. & Di Lemma, L., Aug 2020, In: Health Expectations. 23, 4, p. 802-812 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Profiadau Niweidiol mewn Plentyndod (ACEs) a Diabetes | Adolygiad byr
Ford, K., Hughes, K. & Bellis, M., 25 May 2021, Public Health Wales; Bangor University.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
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Perceptions of a short animated film on adverse childhood experiences: a mixed methods evaluation
Ford, K., Bellis, M. A., Isherwood, K. & Hughes, K., 17 Aug 2021, In: BMJ Open. 11, 8, e050398.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Parental Adverse Childhood Experiences and Perpetration of Child Physical Punishment in Wales
Hughes, K., Ford, K., Bellis, M. & Amos, R., 4 Oct 2022, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19, 19, 6 p., 12702.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Measuring the relationships between adverse childhood experiences and educational and employment success in England and Wales: findings from a retrospective study
Hardcastle, K., Bellis, M., Ford, K., Hughes, K., Garner, J. & Rodriguez, G., Dec 2018, p. 106-116.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Measuring changes in adult health and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic and their relationship with adverse childhood experiences and current social assets: a cross-sectional survey
Bellis, M., Hughes, K., Ford, K. & Lowey, H., 24 Aug 2023, In: BMC Public Health. 23, 1, p. 1618 1618.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Maternal adverse childhood experiences and their association with preterm birth: secondary analysis of data from universal health visiting
Hardcastle, K., Ford, K. & Bellis, M., 16 Feb 2022, In: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 22, 1, 129.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › 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
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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
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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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
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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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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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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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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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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