Nearly 75,000 children and young people go missing in the UK each year.
This figure doesn’t include the many children who consider going missing. There are a wide range of reasons why children go missing, and often there is more than one cause. When someone goes missing, they are at serious risk of harm.
We are here for them 365 days a year.
When things are difficult, we’re a trusted adult for non-judgmental and confidential support. If they have left, we are here to help them find safety.
With donations and Gifts in Wills, we can be there for the missing, those thinking of going, and the people who love them.
75,000
children and young people reported missing each year.
More than half
of missing young people have experienced feeling conflict, abuse or neglect at home.
1 in 10
looked-after children are report missing, compared to 1 in 200 children not in care.
20%
of children who went missing reported experiencing mental health issues to Missing People.
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