ABSTRACT
Resilience can be understood as the capacity of a dynamic system to adapt and continue developing positively at multiple levels of the social ecology, despite traumatic events or adversity. Syrian refugee children in Lebanon have escaped a war situation and found themselves still facing major stressors. This chapter examines the resilience of Syrian refugee children living in Lebanon by investigating the variety of multi-layered stressors and protective factors impacting their mental health. The review of the literature and our field experience show that despite the cumulative stress, protective factors such as parents, school and living conditions can significantly reduce the impact of the stressors.
