The study notes its most important limitation is that although researchers accounted for parental socioeconomic status, they could not adjust for other
mitigating factors such
as parental criminal histories or experiences of
abuse by those in the study group.
Although there are policies in Wales that aim to address violence, including the recent «Framework for Managing the Night - Time Economy in Wales», 54 the Well - being of Future Generations (Wales) Act, 55 which provisionally includes a national indicator around «feeling safe in the community», and the Violence Against Women, Domestic
Abuse and Sexual Violence (Wales) Act (2015), 56 more can be done to address key risk
factors through other measures, including policy.1 Violence is strongly linked to social determinants such
as unemployment; income and gender inequality; limited educational opportunities; and cultural, social and gender norms.1 Any comprehensive violence prevention strategy must recognise the influence of such
factors and identify ways to
mitigate or protect against risks.
And,
mitigating factors such
as childhood socioeconomic status, adult depression or personality traits did not explain the association between childhood
abuse and greater risk of death in women, according to the study.