This article tells the individual stories of children who have a parent(s) who survived genocide and as a result, could experience …
Resilience: The Biology of Stress & the Science of Hope
This is a documentary that discusses how adverse childhood experiences (ACE) can affect physical health throughout someone's life and create …
Trauma trickles down: Confronting the dark legacy of American Indian boarding schools
Even though Native American boarding schools have been closed for decades, the wounds from this era are still fresh. Homelessness, poverty, …
Quaker Indian Boarding Schools: Facing Ourselves and Our History
In this article Paula Palmer addresses the Quaker's role in Indian Boarding schools, and the effects these schools continue to have on …
How Anger Affects the Brain and Body (Infographic)
This guide is a resource for understanding what triggers anger, and the psychological and physiological response to it, especially chronic …
Can trauma have genetic effects across generations?
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission's report on residential schools in Canada laid out the neglect and abuse aboriginal children and …
Aboriginal Peoples and Historic Trauma: The process of intergenerational transmission
The current reconciliation process taking place in Canada is a collaboration between Aboriginal residential school survivors, their …
The intergenerational effects of Indian Residential Schools: Implications for the concept of historical trauma
This paper reviews research that has explored the concept of intergenerational trauma and the effects of the Indian Residential School …
Examining the Theory of Historical Trauma Among Native Americans
The theory of historical trauma was developed to explain the current problems facing many Native Americans. This theory purports that some …