Access to health care based on need rather than ability to pay was the founding principle of
the Canadian health-care system. Medicare was born in one province in 1947. It spread …

Beginning in the mid-1990s, the construct of historical trauma was introduced into the
clinical and health science literatures to contextualize, describe, and explain …

Abstract Background Across Europe, Canada, and the United States, 22–43% of
transgender (trans) people report a history of suicide attempts. We aimed to identify …

Recent years have seen the rise of historical trauma as a construct to describe the impact of
colonization, cultural suppression, and historical oppression of Indigenous peoples in North …

The current paper reviews research that has explored the intergenerational effects of the
Indian Residential School (IRS) system in Canada, in which Aboriginal children were forced …

Theories of historical trauma increasingly appear in the literature on individual and
community health, especially in relation to racial and ethnic minority populations and groups …

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are associated with numerous risk behaviors and
mental health outcomes among youth. This study examines the relationship between the …

Many scholars assert that Indigenous peoples across the globe suffer a disproportionate
burden of mental illness. Research indicates that colonialism and its associated processes …

Background The history of residential schools has been identified as having long lasting and
intergenerational effects on the physical and mental well-being of Indigenous populations in …

Indigenous populations in Canada have experienced social, economic, and political
disadvantages through colonialism. The policies implemented to assimilate Aboriginal …