When Your Child Is Missing Da Family Survival Guide

A family survival guide.

Affords "parents the critical information, guidance and tools they may need to work with law enforcement agencies to help find their missing child."

More than 200,000 children are abducted each year in the U.S. Most often, child abductions are committed by family members who are seeking to interfere with a parent's custodial rights. A significant number are committed by non-family members. Although 98% of children are returned safely, many are not. In the most dangerous type of abduction -- kidnapping by a stranger -- the first hours after an abduction are critical. This report provides parents with important tools to assist them in the safe return of their children. Chapters: What You Should Do When Your Child is First Missing, & the AMBER Plan; The Search; Law Enforce.; The Media; & Photo & Flier Dist.; Volunteers; Reward & Donations; Personal & Family Consid.; Recommend. Read. Illus.

Each year, nearly 1.3 million children are reported missing. Although the unforeseen absence of a child is always upsetting, fortunately most missing children are returned home in a short period of time. This fact, however, provides little consolation for the parents of children whose whereabouts and welfare remain unknown. This book provides helpful advice for parents whose children are missing and also offers encouragement and support. The increased pervasiveness of online media has led to the victimisation of a greater number of children via the Internet. It is important for parents to be adequately informed about the dangers their children face online and the current information on new technologies, particularly those that play a role in facilitating Internet crimes against children.

Written by parents and family members who have experienced the disappearance of a child, this guide contains their combined advice concerning what you can expect when your child is missing, what you can do, and where you can go for help. The first chapter focuses on the search for a missing child and explains how a parent can best participate in the search. Chapter 2 discusses parents' relationship with law enforcement and offers tips that will facilitate effective cooperation. The third chapter examines issues related to the media, including media packages, press conferences, and interviews; and chapter 4 offers suggestions for producing fliers about a missing child and for managing the photo and flier distribution process. The next chapter addresses the many uses of volunteers, both trained and untrained, to help in the search and to provide for the needs of the family. Chapter 6 discusses the use of rewards and the management of monetary donations, followed by a chapter that emphasizes the need for parents to take care of their own needs, the needs of their children, and members of the extended family. í̀.