Studies of young survivors of armed conflict and political violence represent a growing area of interest within the field of criminology. In this regard, this article highlights how a handful of protective factors have favoured the resettlement in Canada of about thirty “Lost Boys and Girls” of Sudan, refugee children separated from their families because of the war in South Sudan. Preliminary analysis of individual interviews and focus groups conducted with these youth help to shed light on the role of protective factors that they themselves have identified, including their desire to become “good citizens”, their resourcefulness and future prospects, survivor guilt and sense of responsibility to their country of origin, surrogate families, their social, religious and emotional capital, and even the label of “Lost Boys and Girls”.