Family reunification is a complex part of a survivor’s journey; its processes long, arduous, and unassured. This article seeks to examine the intricacies of human trafficking and family separation in migration, and intergenerational trauma following family reunification. The authors apply theoretical frameworks and concepts established by literature on migration and trauma, and provide a case study to explain the implications of family separation that occurs during and after the survivor’s human trafficking experience. Written from the perspective of social service providers, this article also provides a look at life after trafficking and how the individual’s worldview is altered by the trauma endured, resulting in possible intergenerational transmission of trauma from parent to child. The article explains the family’s process of moving from crisis back to balance, and the need for adjustment and adaptation, flexibility and cohesion in finding resilience. Finally, the authors discuss family resiliency frameworks as empowering models for serving survivors of human trafficking and their families during the reunification process. With the appropriate support, families can move forward in their journey towards healing.

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美国人口贩运后的家庭分离，团聚和代际创伤

家庭团聚是幸存者旅程的复杂部分；它的过程漫长，艰巨且不确定。本文旨在研究人口贩运和移民中家庭分离的复杂性，以及家庭团聚后的世代相传的创伤。作者运用有关移民和创伤的文献建立的理论框架和概念，并提供了一个案例研究来解释在幸存者贩运人口的过程中和之后发生的家庭分离的含义。从社会服务提供者的角度出发，本文还介绍了人口贩运后的生活以及遭受的创伤如何改变个人的世界观，从而可能导致创伤从父母到孩子的代际传播。这篇文章解释了家庭从危机过渡到平衡的过程，以及在寻求韧性时需要进行调整和适应，灵活性和凝聚力的过程。最后，作者讨论了家庭适应力框架，作为在统一过程中为人口贩运幸存者及其家人服务的赋权模型。在适当的支持下，家庭可以朝着康复的方向前进。