Title: Missing people of the world by INMCA
Location: Global
Categories: Media
Health

Status: In Progress
Timeline: January 1 00 to January 1 00

Description:
(INMCA) International Network of Missing Children and Adults is an Internet based project to highlight the plight of missing children and adults of the world.
(INMCA) Can only touch a few of of the missing persons cases of the world but every effort is put in place to help each individual through the power of the Internet.

Background:
The background of INMCA is a personal one of having worked within Social Services as a child support worker and seeing firsthand what abuse can do to a child.
Children go missing for many reasons and there are to many to mention but here are just a few facts and figures
Courtsey of NCMEC.
Answer: The problem of missing children is complex and multifaceted. Children may become
missing due to abduction by nonfamily members or abduction by family members. Children may
be missing as a result of running away from home. Children may also be missing involuntarily
for reasons other than abduction, due to becoming lost, injured or otherwise missing to their
parents or guardians. The best national estimates for the number of missing children are found in
the National Incidence Studies of Missing, Abducted, Runaway, and Thrownaway Children
(NISMART-2), released in October 2002. According to NISMART-2, an estimated
• 800,000 children younger than 18 are missing each year, or an average of 2,000 children
reported missing each day;
• 200,000 children were abducted by family members;
• 58,000 children were abducted by nonfamily members; and
• 115 children were the victims of “stereotypical” kidnapping. These crimes involve
someone the child does not know, or knows only slightly, who holds the child overnight,
transports the child 50 miles or more, kills the child, demands ransom, or intends to keep
the child permanently.
In England over 250,000 people a year are reported missing. These adults and children are missing for many different reasons. The overwhelming majority of people are missing by choice. They are running away from abusive relationships, debts, or a troubled home or family life. Often these people are depressed, desperate and some see disappearing from society as their only escape. Other missing people are mentally ill, Altzheimers sufferers for example often become disorientated with their surroundings, they wander off and then ultimately become lost. Most of these types of missing people will be found or will return home within a couple of days. Over 100,000 of all people reported missing are under eighteen years of age. These young people often run away to large cities in the hope of finding a new home, life, friends and bettering their often tragic situations. However the reality that these young runaways face is often full of drugs, homelessness, begging and prostitution. Another growing category of missing children is Parental Abduction. The increases of this specific type of abduction is largely due to the ever growing separation and divorce rates. The majority of these offences occur during court ordered visitation rights. Unfortunately the biological attachments the children share with there kidnapper does not always ensure their well being or personal safety. The last category of missing people is mysterious disappearance. Not much is known about the mysterious disappearance of adults and children for it is often the case that these adults and children are never found. In most cases there are no clues, no specific time or place of abduction, no witnesses and no suspects. People simply just vanish! It is true to say that the majority of these people, if found at all are found dead, but new technology, criminal psychology, neuroscience and profiling advancements are evolving all the time thus aiding the detection of these particular abductors.
Remember - Most missing persons will be found or will return home within a couple of days. Do not jump to conclusions contact the police immediately and follow their instructions.

Objectives:
T high light missing persons through the media of the Internet

Budget:
Not Applicable

Needs:
Kind people worldwide to share missing children blogs which are posted daily.