Trauma creates overwhelming feelings of vulnerability and helplessness that cannot be cognitively processed into a meaningful and integrated narrative (Horowitz, 1982; Bromberg, 1998).

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Gender inequalities in emotional health among young people are context dependent and might be preventable through social and structural change.