An easy access document with links to helpful resources for professionals working with children and families impacted by missing

🌟 New Briefing Paper Launch: Safeguarding Missing People

In collaboration with Missing People, NWG is proud to unveil a vital new resource for safeguarding professionals.

We’re excited to launch the Safeguarding Missing People briefing paper — a quick-access guide packed with practical tools and links to support professionals working with children and families affected by missing episodes.

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🔍 Why It Matters

There’s a strong link between missing episodes and exploitation. Push and pull factors that lead to exploitation often increase the risk of children going missing — placing them in greater danger and leaving families feeling helpless.

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📘 What’s Inside

• A concise, easy-to-navigate format
• Direct links to trusted resources
• Guidance for working holistically with families and carers
• A solution-focused approach for multi-agency safeguarding teams

🔐 (Some resources require NWG membership login)

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This briefing paper is designed to support professionals in identifying and responding to the complex factors that contribute to children going missing. By providing clear guidance and access to trusted resources, it aims to enhance the effectiveness of safeguarding efforts across agencies.

For more information and to access the briefing paper, please visit the NWG Network website: Knowledge Hub

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The NWG, in partnership with Missing People is delighted to be launching this ‘Safeguarding Missing People’ briefing paper. The purpose of this briefing paper is to provide a quick, easy access document with links to helpful resources for professionals working with children and families impacted by missing. We know that there is a close link between exploitation and missing, where push and pull factors to exploitation often increases the risk of going missing, leaving children at greater risk of harm, and leaving families and loved ones feeling helpless and worried. These resources have been designed to help professionals and multi-agency safeguarding partners to work alongside parents and carers to provide a holistic and solution focused repose to missing. (access to some resources will require NWG membership log in details)