Book excerpt: This book is an instruction manual (toolkit) for caregivers of troubled youth or youth who need hope. It is a companion book to “No Matter What There’s Always Hope”, a hope-based interactive devotional for young people who have lost hope or feel hopeless due to childhood trauma or adverse childhood circumstances. It is designed to instill or renew hope and to give caregivers tools and strategies to help youth overcome the Terrible Ds (despair, despondency, depression, disappointment, discouragement, disheartenment, and disillusionment.)