Even though we lose 30,000 fewer children each day than a half a century ago, we still are losing 20,000 children daily. The tragedy is that these deaths are largely preventable. The study Alone and Frightened: The Experiential Stories of FCS in Northern Uganda on Improving Reintegration in the Region is an important addition to the knowledge of the state of children in war and former zones and how they are coping, as well as what communities are doing to support them.