ABSTRACT
Childhood losses range from the death of a family member or friend, to divorce, relocation, custody changes, abuse, bullying, or neglect. Moreover, children often carry secondary losses that arise following experiences with trauma and/or loss. Traumatized children often have difficulty putting their behaviors into any context of safety. Frightening, overwhelming feelings engulf them when they least expect them. Kids may withdraw and isolate themselves, some regress and appear anxious while others distance themselves from an incident, and can exhibit difficulty with eating or sleeping. Resilience is often referred to as the resources one uses to cope during difficult times and the ability to rebound from these hard situations. Truebridge, in serving Creating Inclusion and Well-being in Marginalized Students, defined resilience as “the self-righting and transcending capacity to spring back, rebound, and successfully adapt in the face of loss, trauma, adversity, and/or everyday stress.”
