abstract: 'The present study used secondary data gathered from a statewide random

  sample of 1,073 adult women enrolled in Utah''s single-parent cash

  assistance program and logistic regression to examine associations

  between self-reported physical, emotional, and sexual abuse during

  childhood and later life physical and mental health indicators. Results

  demonstrated significant associations between low-income women''s

  self-reports of physical, emotional, or sexual abuse in childhood, and

  current and lifetime anxiety disorder, domestic violence, current

  posttraumatic stress disorder, bipolar disorder, physical health or

  mental health issues, and any mental health diagnosis. These results

  build on previous research to paint a fuller picture of the associations

  between childhood abuse and physical and mental health for low-income

  women in Utah. Consistent with research by the Centers for Disease

  Control and Prevention, findings suggest the applicability of

  conceptualizing childhood abuse as a public health issue. Social workers

  can play an integral role in promoting and implementing broader

  screening practices, connecting affected individuals with long-term

  interventions, and applying research findings to the design and

  provision of services within a public health model.'
affiliation: 'Cambron, C (Corresponding Author), Univ Washington, Sch Social Work,
  4101 15th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98105 USA.

  Cambron, Christopher, Univ Washington, Sch Social Work, Seattle, WA 98105 USA.

  Gringeri, Christina; Vogel-Ferguson, Mary Beth, Univ Utah, Coll Social Work, Salt
  Lake City, UT USA.'
author: Cambron, Christopher and Gringeri, Christina and Vogel-Ferguson, Mary Beth
author-email: ccambron@uw.edu
author_list:
- family: Cambron
  given: Christopher
- family: Gringeri
  given: Christina
- family: Vogel-Ferguson
  given: Mary Beth
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1093/hsw/hlu029
eissn: 1545-6854
files: []
issn: 0360-7283
journal: HEALTH \& SOCIAL WORK
keywords: 'adverse childhood experiences; barriers to work; child abuse; mental

  health; welfare'
keywords-plus: SEXUAL-ABUSE; MALTREATMENT; VIOLENCE; ADULTS
language: English
month: NOV
number: '4'
number-of-cited-references: '34'
orcid-numbers: Cambron, Christopher/0000-0002-6129-0959
pages: 221-229
papis_id: 100ab96849a8c2ebebc34f3afc93e386
ref: Cambron2014physicalmental
researcherid-numbers: 'Cambron, Christopher/AAA-2552-2020

  '
times-cited: '27'
title: Physical and Mental Health Correlates of Adverse Childhood Experiences among
  Low-Income Women
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000344674000004
usage-count-last-180-days: '1'
usage-count-since-2013: '26'
volume: '39'
web-of-science-categories: Social Work
year: '2014'