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Missing People and Pressure Cooker Families

Missing People is a free and confidential helpline available 7 days a week, from 9am-11pm. It’s for both people who want to or have gone missing, as well as families and friends who are worrying about someone. You can contact them by text, email or phone, for free and in confidence – free phone or text 116 000; email 116000@runawayhelpline.org.uk
– Help for Families 
– Help for young people: Runaway Helpline 

The Children’s Society provides help for young people missing from home. 

YMCA YAC (Youth Advice Centres) 
Branches in Brighton & Hove – helps with housing for under 26 years; YAC in Crawley

Audio Active: Room to Rant:
“A space for young men to rap and get stuff off their chest” with free workshops available across Sussex and online. All sessions are attended by a mental health professional who can provide any additional support needed – such as referring young people for counselling and psychotherapy.

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🎧 Listen to Raising Teens: Pressure Cooker Families on BBC Sounds

This episode looks at the main causes for children running away and how parents can de-escalate a situation before it results in a young person running away from home. We find out who can help when a young person goes missing, and who young people can turn to if they don’t feel safe at home. We talk to experts and young people about their insights into what happens when a young person goes missing, and how that can be prevented. With guests Paul Joseph, Head of Helplines at Missing People; Eli Adie, West Sussex Youth Hub Development Manager at YMCA Downslink Group; and Sergeant Scott Gosling from Sussex Police.
First broadcast on BBC Sussex on 22 February 2022.