1. Exploring ACES Data In Utah
Prepared for:
Health and Resilience Symposium:
Growing a Trauma Informed Community
Rebekah Schwab, MSW
Mary Beth Vogel-Ferguson, PhD
Social Research Institute, University of Utah

2. Data Sources Utah Department of Health
CDC 2010 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Sample size: 2307
Utah Department of Workforce Services
TANF: Family Employment Program (FEP) Study
Sample size: 762
Both studies random sample, collected statewide

3. TANF Research Question:
What is the relationship between a TANF
recipient’s adverse childhood experiences
(ACES) and the challenges they face in adulthood
relative to achieving self-sufficiency?

4. ACE Comparisons: Zero ACES

5. ACE Comparisons: 1 - 4 ACES

6. ACE Comparisons: 5+ ACES

7. Prevalence of ACES

8. ACE Comparisons: ALL

9. Contact Us Rebekah Schwab at: rebekah.schwab@socwk.utah.edu
Mary Beth Vogel-Ferguson at: