{"id":1183,"date":"2026-03-26T10:39:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T10:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dcdhub.org\/wp\/?p=1183"},"modified":"2026-04-01T10:46:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T10:46:40","slug":"missing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dcdhub.org\/wp\/missing\/","title":{"rendered":"Missing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;top&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1774523535783{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;background-color: #FFFFFF !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1774523551347{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Missing From Home and Care<\/h2>\n<p>Anyone whose whereabouts cannot be established will be considered as missing until located and their well-being or otherwise confirmed. All reports of missing people sit within a continuum of risk from \u2018no apparent risk (absent)\u2019 through to high-risk cases that require immediate, intensive action.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1774523521911{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;background-color: #FFFFFF !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1774523496767{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<strong>Spotting the signs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A child will likely show signs that they are more vulnerable to going missing&#8230;[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner gap=&#8221;20&#8243;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1774523571592{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Being a victim of a serious crime<\/li>\n<li>Becoming involved in arguments or disagreements<\/li>\n<li>Being the victim of a recent violent, domestic, homophobic or racist incident<\/li>\n<li>Self harm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1774523583147{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bullying<\/li>\n<li>Sexual Exploitation, Criminal Exploitation, Modern Day Slavery \/ Trafficking, Honour Based Abuse, Forced Marriage, Female Genital Mutilation or Stalking<\/li>\n<li>Whether a child is likely to visit someone who may be violent, sexually abusive, is known to pose a risk to children or likely to supply them with drugs or alcohol<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"cz_gap clr \" style=\"height: 30px\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1774522932774{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;background-color: #FFFFFF !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]When a child goes missing, this can put them at greater risk&#8230;[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;]<div id=\"cz_6653\" class=\"cz_6653 cz_social_icons cz_social clr tac\"><a class=\"cz-055-conversation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"#\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"#\"><i class=\"fa czico-055-conversation\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Being in unsafe places, with unsafe or risky adults<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;]<div id=\"cz_10066\" class=\"cz_10066 cz_social_icons cz_social clr tac\"><a class=\"cz-jar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"#\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"#\"><i class=\"fas fa-jar\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>More likely to be involved in substance misuse<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;]<div id=\"cz_7919\" class=\"cz_7919 cz_social_icons cz_social clr tac\"><a class=\"cz-fingerprint\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"#\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"#\"><i class=\"fas fa-fingerprint\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>More likely to be involved in ASB or criminal offending behaviour<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;]<div id=\"cz_2171\" class=\"cz_2171 cz_social_icons cz_social clr tac\"><a class=\"cz-people-pulling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"#\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"#\"><i class=\"fas fa-people-pulling\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>More likely to be involved in child trafficking or child exploitation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;]<div id=\"cz_4307\" class=\"cz_4307 cz_social_icons cz_social clr tac\"><a class=\"cz-school-xmark\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"#\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"#\"><i class=\"fas fa-school-circle-xmark\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Less likely to be socially and educationally engaged<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"cz_gap clr \" style=\"height: 30px\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=&#8221;30&#8243; 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