Black Mothers' Cognitive Process of Finding Meaning and Building Resilience after Loss of a Child to Gun Violence

Journal Article Black Mothers' Cognitive Process of Finding Meaning and Building Resilience after Loss of a Child to Gun Violence Get access Annette Bailey, Annette Bailey * Annette Bailey is an Assistant Professor in the Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing at Ryerson University. She completed her Ph.D. in Public Health Science. Her research examines traumatic stress and resilience among survivors of community and interpersonal violence. Camille Hannays-King is a mental health counsellor on faculty at Humber College. She has a master's degree in Counselling Psychology and is currently pursuing her doctorate in Counselling Psychology at the University of Toronto. Her dissertation research is on the bereavement experiences of black Canadian mothers who have lost a son to homicide. Jennifer Clarke is an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at Ryerson University. She is pursuing a Ph.D. in Education at York University. Her research interests include anti-racism education, immigration and settlement, school safety and child welfare. Eleanor Lester holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Change and Leadership from Walden University. Her dissertation research is on the relationship of social support and well-being of those over fifty leaving a long-term career. Divine Velasco holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from York University. She is a previous student of Annette Bailey. *Correspondence to Annette Bailey, Assistant Professor, Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing, Ryerson University, 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, Canada, M5B 2K3. E-mail: abailey@ryerson.ca Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Camille Hannays-King, Camille Hannays-King Annette Bailey is an Assistant Professor in the Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing at Ryerson University. She completed her Ph.D. in Public Health Science. Her research examines traumatic stress and resilience among survivors of community and interpersonal violence. Camille Hannays-King is a mental health counsellor on faculty at Humber College. She has a master's degree in Counselling Psychology and is currently pursuing her doctorate in Counselling Psychology at the University of Toronto. Her dissertation research is on the bereavement experiences of black Canadian mothers who have lost a son to homicide. Jennifer Clarke is an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at Ryerson University. She is pursuing a Ph.D. in Education at York University. Her research interests include anti-racism education, immigration and settlement, school safety and child welfare. Eleanor Lester holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Change and Leadership from Walden University. Her dissertation research is on the relationship of social support and well-being of those over fifty leaving a long-term career. Divine Velasco holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from York University. She is a previous student of Annette Bailey. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Jennifer Clarke, Jennifer Clarke Annette Bailey is an Assistant Professor in the Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing at Ryerson University. She completed her Ph.D. in Public Health Science. Her research examines traumatic stress and resilience among survivors of community and interpersonal violence. Camille Hannays-King is a mental health counsellor on faculty at Humber College. She has a master's degree in Counselling Psychology and is currently pursuing her doctorate in Counselling Psychology at the University of Toronto. Her dissertation research is on the bereavement experiences of black Canadian mothers who have lost a son to homicide. Jennifer Clarke is an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at Ryerson University. She is pursuing a Ph.D. in Education at York University. Her research interests include anti-racism education, immigration and settlement, school safety and child welfare. Eleanor Lester holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Change and Leadership from Walden University. Her dissertation research is on the relationship of social support and well-being of those over fifty leaving a long-term career. Divine Velasco holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from York University. She is a previous student of Annette Bailey. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Eleanor Lester, Eleanor Lester Annette Bailey is an Assistant Professor in the Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing at Ryerson University. She completed her Ph.D. in Public Health Science. Her research examines traumatic stress and resilience among survivors of community and interpersonal violence. Camille Hannays-King is a mental health counsellor on faculty at Humber College. She has a master's degree in Counselling Psychology and is currently pursuing her doctorate in Counselling Psychology at the University of Toronto. Her dissertation research is on the bereavement experiences of black Canadian mothers who have lost a son to homicide. Jennifer Clarke is an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at Ryerson University. She is pursuing a Ph.D. in Education at York University. Her research interests include anti-racism education, immigration and settlement, school safety and child welfare. Eleanor Lester holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Change and Leadership from Walden University. Her dissertation research is on the relationship of social support and well-being of those over fifty leaving a long-term career. Divine Velasco holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from York University. She is a previous student of Annette Bailey. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Divine Velasco Divine Velasco Annette Bailey is an Assistant Professor in the Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing at Ryerson University. She completed her Ph.D. in Public Health Science. Her research examines traumatic stress and resilience among survivors of community and interpersonal violence. Camille Hannays-King is a mental health counsellor on faculty at Humber College. She has a master's degree in Counselling Psychology and is currently pursuing her doctorate in Counselling Psychology at the University of Toronto. Her dissertation research is on the bereavement experiences of black Canadian mothers who have lost a son to homicide. Jennifer Clarke is an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at Ryerson University. She is pursuing a Ph.D. in Education at York University. Her research interests include anti-racism education, immigration and settlement, school safety and child welfare. Eleanor Lester holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Change and Leadership from Walden University. Her dissertation research is on the relationship of social support and well-being of those over fifty leaving a long-term career. Divine Velasco holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from York University. She is a previous student of Annette Bailey. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The British Journal of Social Work, Volume 43, Issue 2, March 2013, Pages 336–354, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bct027 Published: 01 March 2013 Article history Accepted: 01 January 2013 Published: 01 March 2013