Resilience
It is well-recognised that in spite of challenges, many children survive and have successful lives. Resilience theory is linked to a strengths-based approach and described as the ability to "bounce back” in the face of adversity. It is manifested in mechanisms for working with children and families that find expression in the idea of strengths-based practice, an orientation in social work that focuses on the competencies, possibilities and promise of families and communities and not their deficiencies. Working to a resilience-building agenda is widely endorsed among practitioners and policymakers as central to future service planning and policy orientation.