Last updated by charlotte.lang@essex.gov.uk on Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Listen Up and Missing People have published a report exploring Black children and their families’ lived experiences of going missing.

The research included interviews and focus groups with 34 young people, parents and professionals.

Findings include:

• A lack of a sense of belonging or identity was seen to increase vulnerability to going missing
• Black young people consistently reported feeling undervalued compared to their White peers
• Racial biases against Black children and their families impact risk assessments and safeguarding responses

Read the full report here, or executive summary here.