Hong Jeeyeon, Ruacho Hector Chaidez, Zeng Xiaoyi, Franklin Cynthia
Steve Hicks School of Social Work, The University of Texas at Austin, 405 W 25Th St., Austin, TX, 78705, USA.
Community Ment Health J. 2025 Apr 3. doi: 10.1007/s10597-025-01463-y.
Immigrant and refugee families often experience significant trauma, which can be transmitted across generations. Nonetheless, little is known about interventions that mitigate intergenerational trauma within these populations. We conducted a scoping review to synthesize research evidence on family-based trauma interventions for immigrant and refugee children and their families, focusing on intergenerational trauma. Our search included peer-reviewed studies published globally from 1990 to 2024 that tested intervention effectiveness using pre- and post-intervention outcomes and involved both children and family members. Five studies met our inclusion criteria, comprising two parenting interventions, two multifamily group interventions, and one schoolbased intervention. All five interventions improved the children's mental health, while mixed findings were shown with parent mental health. Only one study explicitly named intergenerational trauma as their intervention goal, revealing a significant gap in this area. Recommendations for future studies are provided to guide practice and research in this critical area.
移民和难民家庭常常经历重大创伤，这种创伤可能会代代相传。尽管如此，对于减轻这些人群代际创伤的干预措施却知之甚少。我们进行了一项范围综述，以综合关于针对移民和难民儿童及其家庭的基于家庭的创伤干预措施的研究证据，重点关注代际创伤。我们的检索包括1990年至2024年在全球范围内发表的同行评审研究，这些研究使用干预前后的结果来测试干预效果，并且涉及儿童和家庭成员。五项研究符合我们的纳入标准，包括两项育儿干预措施、两项多家庭团体干预措施和一项基于学校的干预措施。所有五项干预措施都改善了儿童的心理健康，而在家长心理健康方面则呈现出混合的研究结果。只有一项研究明确将代际创伤作为其干预目标，这表明该领域存在重大差距。我们提供了对未来研究的建议，以指导这一关键领域的实践和研究。
