INTERGENERATIONAL TRAUMA AND KEY DETERMINANT

RUNNING HEAD: INTERGENERATIONAL TRAUMA AND KEY DETERMINANT IN UTOPIA
Intergenerational Trauma and Key Determinant in Utopia
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INTERGENERATIONAL TRAUMA AND KEY DETERMINANT IN UTOPIA
Q4) According to Quinn (2019) intergeneration trauma is the transmissions of historical
oppressions and its undesirable results across all generations Intergenerational trauma
impacts the wellbeing and health and social disparities facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander people. Intergenerational trauma is passed through behavioral problems, violence,
parenting practices, mental health issues, and harmful substance use.
How intergeneration trauma affects Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today
Stolen generation people face high levels of problems concerning their welfare and
health (Funston& Herring, 2016). The stolen generation children are faced with depression,
family violence, anxiety, mental illnesses, and suicidal thoughts. The people experience high
levels of reduced health risks in comparison with the ones on the indigenous land. They also
experience discrimination and violence compared to other indigenous Australians. When in
schools, they are mistreated since they are indigenous, and they don't get quality education as
compared to other Australians.
Based on Funston& Herring (2016) stolen children staying in stolen generation
households experience stress, which leads to suicidal cases. Irrespective of whether the
children live in stolen generation households, their social-economic status is affected.
Intergeneration trauma has led to low life expectancy; this is manifested in health conditions,
both physical and mental. The generation suffers low self-esteem, lack identity, and feel
lonely. They end up not trusting anyone in their life stages. They don't trust the government
and always experience internal guilt since the members often blame their parents for not
caring and loving them (Funston& Herring 2016). They experience difficulties in parenting
because their parents had never shown them love; they end up dragging their children into
their intergeneration trauma cycle.
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