Resources refer to factors that are outside of the individual such as caregiver support, adult mentors, programs for children that provide children with opportunities to learn and practice new skills. We want to provide real quickly here a widely accepted definition of trauma, one that can be broken down into the 3 Es. I imagine some of you are familiar with the definition similar to this one. The first thing that happens is a child experiences a painful or distressing event. Now the event may occur once or repeatedly, as in the example of domestic violence, for instance.