Transitional safeguarding survey

The charities Missing People and NWG Network are collaborating, alongside the National Police Chief’s Council (NPCC), to better understand what happens for children and young people who are regularly going missing as they transition to adulthood. We know going missing can be a warning sign of serious harms including exploitation, mental health issues and abuse. We also know that Looked After Children are at higher risk of going missing than others, and that some will go missing repeatedly. 
 
Turning 18 doesn’t necessarily change the challenges or harms that young people are experiencing, however, sometimes it can be a cliff-edge in terms of the help available.
 
The response for missing adults is quite different than that for children: police actions are more limited, less support is in place, and young adults may be in contact with different services than they were as children.

This work is in line with an emerging national focus on Transitional Safeguarding, which you can find more information about in this knowledge briefing. 
 
With this survey we are looking for information from local areas about what is happening in their area, the challenges they are facing in the response for young adults who continue to go missing, and any good practice around the transition age. This survey should only take up to 10 minutes to fill out and will help us to encourage good practice nationally.