If people don’t have the opportunity to heal from trauma, they may unknowingly pass it on to others through their behaviour. Their children may experience difficulties with attachment, disconnection from their extended families and culture and high levels of stress from family and community members who are dealing with the impacts of trauma. This can create developmental issues for children, who are particularly susceptible to distress at a young age. This creates a cycle of trauma, where the im

Understanding the complexities of intergenerational trauma and how abuse suffered by residential school survivors decades ago can still have an impact today. Reporting by Christine Birak | CBC News: The National