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The Latest Breaking News from Safecall

Inside the vital lifeline helping missing children across the UK

A few weeks after its launch, SafeCall is providing essential help and support for children in crisis

The Independent UK

Missing People launches new SafeCall lifeline after The Independent’s successful campaign

With the support of our readers, the charity has officially launched SafeCall, a new lifeline designed to reach the 72,000 children who disappear in the UK every year

The Independent UK

‘I’m 73 and terrified I’ll die without knowing what happened to my missing son’

SAFECALL APPEAL: In 1996, 16-year-old Damien Nettles disappeared on the Isle of Wight without a trace. His mother tells Harriette Boucher she fears she will die without ever getting an answer

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Labour’s deputy leader joins PM in backing The Independent’s SafeCall campaign for missing children

Lucy Powell supports ‘innovative’ new service for 72,000 young people who disappear each year, as other high-profile figures hail generosity of donors after £165,000 target hit

The Independent UK

Thanks to Independent readers, young people will have a safe haven to call for help

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Our readers have generously donated £165,000 in our Christmas appeal, so Missing People is now well on its way to launching SafeCall to give a supportive ear to a young person in distress

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‘There’s always an empty space’: The families who spend Christmas waiting for someone who never comes home

SAFECALL APPEAL: For families of missing children, Christmas can be the hardest time of all. As The Independent’s SafeCall campaign reaches £165,000, parents and siblings open up about the ‘horrific’ pain of the festive season. Tara Cobham and Harriette Boucher report

The Independent UK

The Independent hits target of £165,000 to help missing children across UK in SafeCall campaign

An extraordinary public response means the free, round-the-clock service can now be launched, reaching the 72,000 young people who go missing every year

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The hope and heartbreak of Kate McCann

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: By supporting SafeCall, the mother of Madeleine McCann, who went missing in 2007, hopes her experience will be a light in the dark for the 72,000 children who disappear every year

The Independent UK

Voices: Kate McCann: ‘Life is divided into a before and an after when a child goes missing’

COMMENT: The mother of missing Madeleine McCann says SafeCall offers something that families of missing children rarely have: reassurance that someone is listening, and a readiness to help before fear escalates into tragedy

The Independent UK

Kate McCann describes how her life changed after Madeleine went missing as she backs The Independent’s SafeCall campaign

SafeCall ‘represents hope, compassion, and the possibility of a different ending’ for young people in danger, says the mother of Madeleine McCann

The Independent UK

‘Hidden crisis’ of 40,000 women and girls going missing every year due to violence

Women open up about abuse that led to disappearance, after government VAWG strategy is silent on missing people, as The Independent hopes to launch national lifeline SafeCall

The Independent UK

Sir Thomas Hughes-Hallett backs The Independent’s SafeCall campaign with major donation

The former chief executive of Marie Curie has made a sizeable donation to The Independent’s SafeCall campaign as he urges others to support its aim to provide a vital free service for missing children

The Independent UK

Dr Ranj Singh becomes latest star to support The Independent’s SafeCall campaign for missing children

Celebrity doctor and former Strictly Come Dancing contestant backs launch of new national lifeline for young people in crisis after donations surged past £100,000 last weekend

The Independent UK

‘The last time my son was seen he stepped onto a train. He was never heard from again’

SAFECALL: Kevin Gosden tells Tara Cobham about the disappearance of his 14-year-old son Andrew almost two decades ago, as he backs The Independent’s SafeCall campaign

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Alistair Petrie urges public to ‘protect young people from harm’ as he backs The Independent’s SafeCall campaign

Alistair Petrie has given his backing to The Independent’s SafeCall campaign, which aims to raise £165,000 to support the 70,000 children who go missing every year in the UK.

The Independent UK

How players of the People’s Postcode Lottery helped missing children

Players helped make the plan to launch SafeCall possible – The Independent’s campaign with charity Missing People to set up a lifeline specifically for young people in crisis

The Independent UK

Give young people a lifeline

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The Independent’s SafeCall campaign to provide a helpline for missing children has already raised £100,000

The Independent UK

70,000 reasons to support our Christmas appeal

That’s the number of children who are reported missing in Britain every year – a staggering one every 2.4 minutes. It’s why we’ve joined forces with Missing People – and are asking you to add to the £100,000 we’ve already raised to help fund this vital new service that will…

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Monica Dolan: ‘What frightened me most was the children no one even noticed had gone missing’

SAFECALL: The Bafta-winning actor says researching Rosemary West exposed the hidden crisis of children who vanish without anyone realising, as she talks to Tara Cobham about joining The Independent’s SafeCall appeal

The Independent UK

Asian Business Awards Investor of the Year Cyrus Vandrevala backs The Independent’s SafeCall campaign

The investor announces a sizeable donation after winning Investor of the Year at the Asian Business Awards

The Independent UK

Lorraine Kelly urges public to ‘help a child reach safety’ as she backs The Independent’s SafeCall campaign

Lorraine Kelly has backed The Independent’s SafeCall campaign, which aims to raise £165,000 to support the 70,000 children who go missing every year in the UK.

The Independent UK

‘Going missing is a sign that something is very wrong’: Lorraine Kelly backs The Independent’s SafeCall campaign

The presenter is lending her support to The Independent’s SafeCall campaign as she urges people to donate to help fund a lifeline for missing children in crisis

The Independent UK

‘My undiagnosed ADHD was biggest catalyst in going missing – why aren’t we talking about it?’

SAFECALL: As The Independent launches SafeCall – a new service to help bring missing young people to safety – Tara Cobham speaks to support worker J Grange, who is calling for tailored support for neurodivergent children at risk of disappearing, just as he once was

The Independent UK

Dara Ó Briain becomes latest star to back The Independent’s SafeCall campaign for missing children

Appeal alongside Missing People charity to launch lifeline for young people in crisis hit more than £75,000 in donations over the weekend

The Independent UK

Missing People CEO on why SafeCall will be a lifeline for children

The Independent and Missing People’s SafeCall will be a lifeline for children, the charity’s CEO said.

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