International Missing Children’s Day launched to commemorate missing children globally
Today, Minister for Justice the Hon. Michael Keenan and AFP Commissioner Andrew Colvin encouraged Australians to continue their efforts to locate those still missing at the launch of International Missing Children’s Day 2015.
The day will be recognised globally on Monday 25 May, with this year’s focus being on the safe location and recovery of children who have been abducted by a parent.
Commissioner Colvin said the location and recovery of missing children, including those taken by a parent, is often a collaborative law enforcement and community effort.
The AFP Facebook page is encouraging the community to replace their profile picture with a ‘Help bring them home’ white balloon to raise awareness of missing children on the day. Visit the Help Bring Them Home website to release a balloon of a missing child in support.
Parents were also alerted to the Australia Police Child ID App, which has been developed to assist parents immediately provide their child’s information to the police in the event that a child does go missing.
Read the media releases from the AFP below.