When an unexpected tragedy occurs- a school shooting, a suicide, family violence, or a natural disaster, a sudden death, everyone is thrown off course. Children's sense of safety and trust is destroyed at that moment. They are scared, they are hurt, they are emotional. They have a lot of uncomfortable and sometimes unfamiliar feelings. Unless their external and internal experiences are talked about and tended to by caring adults, the wounds may last a lifetime, interfering with their mental heal