Today's youth are growing up in unprecedented times. They have seen global tensions, a worldwide pandemic and upheaval to the safeties embedded in their daily lives, national friction and violence, social media and the impact of advanced technology, and ongoing conflict interwoven between these macro matters. While trying to make sense of the world around them, children and adolescents oftentimes face deeper and more individualized issues surrounding family, peer relations, community, and internal belief systems. The number of children and adolescents who have experienced mild to severe forms of trauma has risen exponentially. Parents, caretakers, educators, and professionals working to support youth must therefore be well-versed in trauma and resiliency. Building Resiliency in Youth: A Trauma-Informed Guide for Working with Youth in Schools is an all-in-one tool. Within these pages, readers will find: Information to help them better understand trauma and its impact on children and adolescents, Signs of trauma in children and adolescents, Evidence-based practices, theories, and data on trauma and resiliency, Strategies and techniques that touch on all wellness points and that can be individualized to match specific needs, A guide for successful trauma-informed professional growth and development, Tips on how to avoid compassion fatigue, Supplemental resources include: A self-guided, resiliency-focused activity workbook for adolescents, A guide for resiliency-focused children's activities, A children's read aloud/coloring book which focuses on trauma and resiliency, With an easy-to-follow format and a broad range of resources for further expansion of knowledge, this book will prove to be one of readers' frequent "go-to" references. Book jacket.