This book provides an analysis of the meaning of safety and security across the contexts of community and public life, throughout the life span, and within a therapeutic framework.

Szymon Chrzastowski, PhD, is a lecturer at Warsaw University and has an independent psychotherapy practice. He specialises in attachment narrative therapy and his research focuses on safety/security as an everyday experience. He resides in Poland and Portugal.

Arlene Vetere, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and systemic psychotherapist, supervisor and trainer. She is Professor Emeritus of family therapy and systemic practice at VID Specialized University, Oslo, Norway. She resides in the UK.

Part 1: Safety and security in the world 1. The need for safety and security 2. Looking for a safe Self in a dangerous world. The place of psychotherapists: citizens - observers - beacons 3. When home becomes a threat. Polish experience of homo-, bi- and transphobia 4. Living with climate change and environmental crisis. Between climate anxiety and new collective narratives 5. Ecocultural context of attachment security, sense of safety, and trust Part 2: Safety and security in the community context 6. "I am still scattered": Attachment security and belonging after forced migration 7. "We will keep you safe": Reflections on caring relationships in children's residential homes 8. Safety and danger in an intensive care context: Psychological and systemic approaches to staff support during the COVID-19 pandemic (and beyond) 9. Safety and security in psychotherapy practice and supervision 10. Spirituality - A meaningful philosophy of life and a "lifeline" in times of crises Part 3: Safety and security in a couple & family context 11. Caregiver Roles in Children's Threat and Safety Learning: Neuroscientific Evidence and Real-World Implications 12. 'Beyond Sensitivity': Understanding caregiving compromises in adverse contexts using the Meaning of the Child Interview 13. Safety in the home-school system with relation to autism: The SwiS approach 14. 'and nothing but the Truth' 15. Second Phase Parenting: Attachment and parenting adult children 16. Polyamorous relationships: Inspirations in the search for new ways of understanding safety and security 17. Dying, death and bereavement