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Repeat missing child reports: Prevalence, timing, and risk factors

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  • Bezeczky, Zoe
  • Wilkins, David

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There are around 200,000 reports of missing children each year in England and Wales, and around 65 per cent of these relate to repeat disappearances. Such repeat disappearances are a social care and policing concern due to the multiple risks that children are exposed to while they are missing from home, including exploitation, substance misuse, and violence. Understanding the characteristics of children who go missing repeatedly could help services protect them and meet their needs more effectively.

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  • Bezeczky, Zoe & Wilkins, David, 2022. "Repeat missing child reports: Prevalence, timing, and risk factors," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 136(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:136:y:2022:i:c:s0190740922000901
    DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2022.106454
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