Rough Terrain

Rough terrain is the trail's surface. In the framework it is the mental health pressure a child is moving through, often as a direct legacy of trauma. Pieces in this part name conditions plainly without reducing the child to a diagnosis. They cover anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress, dissociation, attachment-related conditions, and the practice of advocating for a child inside the mental health system. They include the question of when to seek a clinician, how to recognize a child whose terrain has shifted, and the work of supporting a child without trying to be the child's therapist. Forms that fit this part include `LENS`, `STAGE_GUIDE`, `STRATEGY_PRACTICE`, `RESEARCH_NOTE`, and `HELP_TONIGHT` for the hardest nights. The journey vocabulary includes: the ground underfoot, the slope today, the next solid step.