National household survey of adverse childhood experiences and their relationship with resilience to health-harming behaviors in England

Epidemiological and biomedical evidence link adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) with health-harming behaviors and the development of non-communicable disease in adults. Investment in interventions to improve…

Authors:Mark A Bellis, Karen Hughes, Nicola Leckenby, Clare Perkins and Helen Lowey

Citation:BMC Medicine 2014 12:72

Published on: 2 May 2014


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

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) including child abuse and household problems (e.g. domestic violence) increase risks of poor health and mental well-being in adulthood. Factors such as having access to a t…

Authors:Mark A. Bellis, Katie Hardcastle, Kat Ford, Karen Hughes, Kathryn Ashton, Zara Quigg and Nadia Butler

Citation:BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:110

Published on: 23 March 2017

The Erratum to this article has been published in BMC Psychiatry 2017 17:140


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

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) including maltreatment and exposure to household stressors can impact the health of children. Community factors that provide support, friendship and opportunities for devel…

Authors:Mark A. Bellis, Karen Hughes, Kat Ford, Katie A. Hardcastle, Catherine A. Sharp, Sara Wood, Lucia Homolova and Alisha Davies

Citation:BMC Public Health 2018 18:792

Published on: 26 June 2018


Relationships between adverse childhood experiences and adult mental well-being: results from an English national household survey

Individuals’ childhood experiences can strongly influence their future health and well-being. Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) such as abuse and dysfunctional home environments show strong cumulative relat…

Authors:Karen Hughes, Helen Lowey, Zara Quigg and Mark A. Bellis

Citation:BMC Public Health 2016 16:222

Published on: 3 March 2016

Measuring the relationships between adverse childhood experiences and educational and employment success in England and Wales: findings from a retrospective study

Hardcastle, Katie; Bellis, Mark; Ford, Katharine; Hughes, Karen; Garner, j; Rodriguez, G DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2018.09.014 Published: 01/12/2018

https://research.bangor.ac.uk/portal/files/22136411/2018_Measuring_the_relations.pdf