Intergenerational trauma

Intergenerational trauma is the legacy of traumatic events (abuse, poverty, loss, etc.) and community experiences (forced migration, war, the residential school system, slavery, etc.); the passing down of historical oppression and its negative physical, psychological, and socioeconomic consequences across generations. - Journal of Interpersonal Violence, adapted by Michelle Xie

Examples of intergenerational trauma

Indigenous Peoples and settler colonialism	Researchers have noted how residential schools, racist and colonial policies (i.e. the Indian Actcontrols Indigenous identity, communities, and governance) and the Sixties Scoop have resulted in intergenerational trauma.

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