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Understanding Intergenerational Trauma: An Introduction for Clinicians

By Dr. Fabiana Franco, PhD, DAEETS — 2021

Intergenerational trauma (sometimes referred to as trans- or multigenerational trauma) is defined as trauma that gets passed down from those who directly experience an incident to subsequent generations.

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Psychedelics Shown to Ease the Effects of Racial Trauma

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Intergenerational Trauma: What It Is & How to Heal

Intergenerational trauma—sometimes referred to as transgenerational trauma—is a term that is used to describe the impact of a traumatic experience, not only on one generation, but on subsequent generations after the event.

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Dakota King-White
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Inter-generational Trauma: 6 Ways It Affects Families

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