Intergenerational trauma

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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 [1]

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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