Trauma and Mental Health – 11.05.028.AUD_HMO.TraumaAndMentalHealth.2023.HmongMentalHealthPodcast

Therapists Alyssa Kaying Vang, Chue Her, and Mosi Thao discuss the differences between historical trauma, intergenerational trauma, and psychological trauma. For Hmong Americans, intergenerational trauma can manifest in how families navigate not having a country and being forcibly displaced.

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