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When Family Mental Health History Shapes Present Stigma

I found out my great-aunt was institutionalized for what was probably postpartum depression and now I understand why my family is so afraid of my therapy.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Historical trauma around mental health treatment can create family resistance to help-seeking that persists across generations.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Generational trauma — identifying and interrupting?”

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