More than two decades after 9/11, the children of World Trade Center responders are still experiencing mental health ill-effects, per new study examining the intergenerational transmission of trauma.
Article URL: https://plos.io/4umNEnD
Article Title: The long shadow of 9/11: Mental health outcomes in adult children of World Trade Center Responders with PTSD
Author Countries: United States
Funding: This work was supported by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)/ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), under Grant No. U01OH012065 to YMC, DVRM, and KCP. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. All authors received a salary from this grant.
PLOS Mental Health
27-May-2026
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.