Every 90 Seconds
Someone is reported missing every 90 seconds in the UK.
170,000
Almost 170,000 people are reported missing every year. Nearly 97,000 are adults and nearly 70,000 are children.
20%
20% of all missing incidents, where Black children are reported missing, are for 48 hours compared to only 13% of episodes where a White child goes missing.
1 in 10
1 in 10 children in care will be reported missing, compared to 1 in 200 children not in care.
Our free and confidential helpline is available 7 days a week. It’s here for both people who want to or have gone missing, as well as families and friends who are worrying about someone. You can contact us by text, chat or phone, for free and in confidence.
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Ongoing support is available specifically for families and friends who are worrying about a missing person or someone who has been found.
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Information about what it means to be missing, what your rights are and what help there is for you. There is things here which might be helpful to read and organisations which might be of use to you.
Some people prefer to read and find information for themselves, so people would rather talk it through. You choose. We are here for you, call/text 116000
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If you have lost contact with a family member over time, we might be able to help try to reconnect you with them.
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We offer a specialist support service for young people, parents and carers, who are affected by gang exploitation and county lines.
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We offer tailored support specifically for young people who are away from home or thinking of leaving.
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Support during different stages of running away
The are many emotional impacts of someone going missing.
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There are often lots of practical things to do and understand when someone else goes missing, and when they return.
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Once someone has been reported missing, the police will be busy investigating the disappearance.
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If you would like to capture your or someone else’s individual scent and store it in preparation for a possible disappearance, you can do this using everyday items you can buy or find at home.
Find out more about capturing a scentLast year, the charity helped over 8,000 children, adults and families affected by a disappearance. Giving allows us to continue our support for all people affected by a disappearance.