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Title: Inherited Vulnerabilities and Innate Remedies: Reframing "Cycles of Child Maltreatment" Through Attention to the Wider Literature on Intergenerational Aspects of Trauma and Healing.
Authors: Bowe, Crysta1 (AUTHOR) cbowe@csu.edu.au, Thomas, Cate1 (AUTHOR), Mackey, Patricia1 (AUTHOR)
Source: Child & Adolescent Social Work Journal. Feb2026, Vol. 43 Issue 1, p233-261. 29p.
Subject Terms: *Child welfare, *Psychological resilience, *Empathy, *Psychological adaptation, *Family support, Prevention of child abuse, Holistic medicine, Professional practice, Psychology of adult child abuse victims, Health policy, Parenthood, War, Population geography, Emotional trauma, Historical trauma, Convalescence, Psychological stress, Animal experimentation, Medical research, Psychology of parents, Mental healing, Genocide, Psychological vulnerability, Intergenerational relations
Abstract: The repetition of child abuse and neglect over generations has been extensively observed and researched, however the problem remains poorly understood and narrowly conceptualised. This discussion, which is loosely centred on the Australian child protection context, examines the wider research on intergenerational trauma and resilience in other cohorts of survivors and goes on to consider the potential implications of this knowledge for child protection policy and practice. It reveals that an ancestor's experiences of harm and adversity may result in non-deterministic vulnerabilities toward trauma-related symptomology in descendants which is often activated in times of stress or perceived threat, including parenthood and statutory child protection interventions. The indivisibility of intergenerational trauma and recovery is also evident in the literature, signposting resilience and recovery strategies that may be utilised and further developed to support families when there has been harm to children over generations. Overall, the broader knowledge on intergenerational trauma has the scope to shape more holistic, empathetic, pre-emptive, and strength-focused approaches within contemporary child protection contexts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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