Thanks to the extraordinary generosity of The Independent’s readers, the charity Missing People has launched its new SafeCall service, a national lifeline designed to support the 72,000 children who go missing in the UK every year.
The launch, at 5pm on Tuesday, follows this publication reaching its £165,000 fundraising target, enabling the creation of the free, confidential service to support young people who are at risk of going missing, being exploited, or who feel they have nowhere else to turn.
