Even though Native American boarding schools have been closed for decades, the wounds from this era are still fresh. Homelessness,...
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s report on residential schools in Canada laid out the neglect and abuse aboriginal children and...
A study was conducted to see the effects of trauma transmitted to offspring through genetics. 38 pregnant women who were...
A new social work program is being set up in Indigenous communities to help Indigenous people deal with trauma. The...
According to a study conducted in Canada, women who attended residential school were more likely to experience violence, especially if...
Trauma has been garnering more and more attention over the past few years, with the rampant climb of Post-Traumatic Stress...
Historical trauma, trauma often passed down through generations is not a new concept in Indian Country. Substance abuse, poverty, and...
According to author Joseph Boyden, “Attawapiskat is a microcosm of intergenerational trauma.” The community is plagued with issues of suicide,...
Extreme and traumatic events can change a person — and often, years later, even affect their children. Researchers have now...
In a powerful op-ed piece, retired physician Gabor Maté speaks about the issues that plague First Nations communities as the...
An assistant professor of psychiatry, Amy Bombay, has studied how trauma is passed through generations specifically, “through a kind of...
The students of residential school survivors are speaking out about how their parent’s trauma has affected them. Their experiences range...