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Research Article

“It Will Always Feel Worse Because it Comes with That Added ‘Betrayal’”: Intersectionality Praxis and Black Young Women Survivors’ Perspectives on Cultural Betrayal Trauma Theory

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Received 15 Nov 2023, Accepted 11 Jul 2024, Published online: 02 Aug 2024

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