Judi's House.
Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Colorado Boulder.
Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2017;87(5):540-548. doi: 10.1037/ort0000265.
Since the 1998 publication of the groundbreaking Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Kaiser Permanente, increased research and funding has focused on mitigating experiences that place children at risk for developmental disruption. Surprisingly, the death of a parent, sibling, or other important attachment figure-often noted as one of the most disruptive and potentially traumatic experiences for a child-has received relatively little attention in these efforts. This article explores the current landscape of support for grieving children and families- including significant barriers to care and gaps in empirical knowledge. Given the complexity of the issue and the nascent state of the childhood bereavement field, it is fertile ground for social innovations that challenge current norms. In addition, the argument is made for a strengths-based, wellness approach to childhood bereavement that seizes upon opportunities to both promote adaptive adjustment and prevent further complications of unaddressed grief and trauma. (PsycINFO Database Record
自 1998 年疾病控制与预防中心和凯撒永久医疗集团开展开创性的不良童年经历 (ACE) 研究以来，越来越多的研究和资金集中在减轻那些使儿童面临发育障碍风险的经历上。令人惊讶的是，父母、兄弟姐妹或其他重要依恋对象的死亡——通常被认为是孩子最具破坏性和潜在创伤性的经历之一——在这些努力中却很少受到关注。本文探讨了目前支持悲伤儿童和家庭的情况——包括护理方面的重大障碍和实证知识方面的差距。鉴于问题的复杂性和儿童丧亲领域的初始状态，这是挑战现有规范的社会创新的沃土。此外，本文还提出了一种以优势和健康为基础的儿童丧亲方法，抓住机会促进适应性调整，并防止未解决的悲伤和创伤进一步复杂化。
