Child Abuse & Neglect 51 (2016) 407–415 Shared adversities of children and comic superheroes as resources for promoting resilience Chris Fradkin * Gelson Vanderlei Weschenfelder Centro Universitário La Salle, Brazil Maria Angela Mattar Yunes Centro Universitário La Salle and Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Brazil Comic superheroes are an untapped resource for empowering vulnerable children a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Available online 11 November 2015 A n important goal of many health professionals is the betterment of lives within the community. One group given particular attention by health Author note: Dr. Fradkin is funded by a pós-doc through Coordenac ¸ão de Aperfeic ¸oamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior (CAPES), Ministério da Educac ¸ão, Brasil. * Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Chris Fradkin, Programa de Estudos em Educac ¸ão, Centro Universitário La Salle, UNILASALLE, Av. Victor Barreto, 2288, Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul 92010-000, Brazil. Electronic mail may be sent to chrisfradkin@gmail.com professionals is children, particularly those who face adversities (i.e., young people liv- ing in poverty; those suffering deprivation, neglect, and/or abuse; and orphans, regardless http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2015.10.010 0145-2134/© 2015 Published by Elsevier Ltd.