Even the most significant technological and medical advances of the 21st century have been tempered by the increasing risk posed to children in the form of such stressors as poverty victimization and family dysfunction To overcome such challenging societal pressures children must become skilled in navigating through these turbulent times With the proper support from parents extended families and communities children are much more likely to experience positive development rather than dysfunction in their adult lives To help children overcome the everyday obstacles they face that is to beat the odds the Handbook of Resilience in Childrengathers into one volume the current scientific theory clinical guidelines and real world interventions to address such issues as

• The role of resilience in overcoming trauma adversity and abuse
• The relationship between resilience and other protective factors
• Resilience differences between boys and girls
• Measuring and evaluating resilience in clinical practice
• Using resilience in interventions with children and families
• Examples of school and community resilience building programs