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How you can help reunite missing children with their families: The Independent Editor-in-Chief Geordie Greig explains

Every year, more than 70,000 children in the UK are reported missing. The misery that follows – for the child, for the family, for the community – is often hidden. Too many of these young people have nowhere to turn when they need help most.

The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2025

How to get help when a child goes missing – and when to call 999

More than 70,000 children were reported missing last year, and the majority went missing more than once. The Independent has partnered with the Missing People charity to provide a free service which will help bring young people to a place of safety

The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2025

The Independent is helping missing children get to safety – here’s how you can help

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Backed by Sir Stephen Fry, who himself disappeared 30 years ago, The Independent’s Christmas appeal aims to raise £165,000 to help the 70,000 children and teenagers who go missing in the UK each year to find a way back to safety

The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2025

Pity the families devastated by having a loved one go missing, who are then traumatised by the press

I now know that the ordeal suffered by Nicola Bulley’s relatives is common. Lurid headlines, speculation – none of it helps, says journalist and academic Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff

The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2024

‘I was fobbed off’ – Black missing children are being failed by authorities, researchers say

Exclusive: Listen Up, a national research organisation, and the charity Missing People have published a groundbreaking new report highlighting experiences of Black children who have previously gone missing and their loved ones

The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2024

Family of student missing for 100 days offer up £20k reward for information

Student Jack O’Sullivan has not been seen since 2 March after going missing in Bristol

The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2024

Parents' heartbreaking message to missing son on first anniversary of his disappearance

Reedam, a graduate from the University of Nottingham, was 24 when he was last seen by his family in Hayes on Sunday, May 29 last year after seeming "stressed and preoccuppied"

Daily Mirror · Jun 12, 2023

Warning over four new scams including 'pig butchering' and fake missing people

Apps can also now issue false alerts on your phone

Wales Online · May 22, 2023

‘Going missing wasn’t a conscious choice’ – why do some people just walk away from their lives?

More than 170,000 people go missing in Britain every year. What drives them to leave their friends and families – and what awaits them if they do come back?

The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2023

Mystery of why people go missing and are never seen again

Someone is reported missing every 90 seconds in the UK according to Missing People

Liverpool Echo · Mar 12, 2023