As a nonprofit that provides mental health care for children ages 3 to 17, Clarity Child Guidance Center has noticed for more than a decade that 90% of our patients have experienced trauma of some ...
Ashley, W. and Lipscomb, A. (2026) Beyond “Weaponization:” Reframing Identity and Trauma in Social Work Education. Open Journal of Social Sciences, 14, 36-52. doi: 10.4236/jss.2026.144002 .
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 ...
Effect #1: Trauma can burrow down deep into the body, contributing to chronic illness. Complex childhood trauma can cause physical scars in addition to psychological ones. Since the first ACEs study ...