Intergenerational Trauma in State-Sponsored Child Separations.
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| Title: | Intergenerational Trauma in State-Sponsored Child Separations. |
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| Authors: | Tillery, John F., Elfman, Yanjing April, Mattix, Sarah, Bohecker, Lynn |
| Source: | Journal of Mental Health Counseling. Jan2026, Vol. 48 Issue 1, p49-66. 18p. |
| Subjects: | Parent-child separation, Attachment theory (Psychology), Transgenerational trauma, Counseling, Therapeutics, Psychosocial factors, Cultural Revolution, China, 1966-1976 |
| Abstract: | Governments have repeatedly separated children from their families for national security requirements or ideological reeducation purposes. This article analyzes two significant historical events, Operation Pied Piper in England during World War II, 1939-1945, and the Chinese Cultural Revolution of 1966-1976, through attachment theory. By interrupting the primary attachment bonds between children and caregivers, these events resulted in intergenerational trauma: traumatic experiences and their psychological effects being transmitted across generations within a family or community. This analysis posits that effective multicultural-trauma-informed counseling requires understanding how historical trauma affects a person's attachment patterns, relational behaviors, and emotional control. Studying the psychological effects of past childhood disruptions can help understand present-day situations like refugee crises and border separations. To assist these individuals in reconstructing their personal narratives, while building resilience, clinical practice should establish therapeutic holding environments, because attachment-sensitive interventions are urgently needed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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