Traumatic experiences can take many forms. You might, for instance, find yourself facing long-term emotional distress after discovering a partner’s infidelity, losing your sibling in a car accident, ...

The forced incarceration of over 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War II remains one of the most profound violations of civil liberties in the history of the United States. While the barbed ...

If you have ancestors or older relatives who went through a very distressing or oppressive event, their emotional and behavioral reactions could ripple through the generations of your family and ...

Intergenerational trauma occurs when multiple generations of a family feel the effects of past traumatic events. These effects can be emotional or physical. Traumatic events can influence a person’s ...

Trauma is an experience so harrowing that it can alter our gene expression — and in some cases, these changes can be passed down to future generations. But if the traumas experienced by our parents, ...

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Trauma-informed practices can help overcome the negative impacts of structural violence, systemic racism and colonization. Lori Townsend discusses the path to healing on a special live episode of ...

Government data show that approximately 7.2 million women in the United States have substance use disorders (SUDs) and almost 20 million reported illicit substance use in the past year. New research ...

Trauma-informed practice is the recognition and understanding that trauma – an event, series of events, or set of ...

University of The Bahamas (UB) will host a conference on trauma, healing, and social transformation in The Bahamas. A ...

You and your family can learn how to break the cycle and implement better life habits. Working towards recovery can heal you and future generations. As a BetterHelp affiliate, we may receive ...