If your child is missing and you cannot contact him or her, you must first search for him or her friends, of your neighbors, members of your family.

You should also search for it in the places he is used to frequenting (park, playground,...).

You can contact his school or the place which has custody of it (examples: aerated center, sports club).

It is advisable to inquire about the time at which your child left alone.

Similarly, in case of fugue, it is recommended to check if your child has left with any belongings (ID, money, clothes, bags, mobile phone,...).

There is no clear definition of a disturbing disappearance.

However, the worrying nature of the disappearance can be traced to the following:

• Departure without personal belongings
• Vulnerability of the person due to age, illness, placement under guardianship or trusteeship or disability
• Discovery of suicidal mail or threats
• Suspected radicalization

In case of worrying disappearance, including runaways, you should contact police or gendarmerie services near your home.

These services will implement research activities.

To contact the police or gendarmerie, you can call the 17.

The unexplained disappearance of a minor is a emergency situation.

You can also go directly to a police station or gendarmerie. Their premises are open to the public 24 hours a day. A recent photograph of the child will be requested.

Only in the case of removal, the public prosecutor may decide to trigger the device Removal alert. This device alerts the media and disseminates the report of the abducted child. However, the triggering of this alert is not systematic.

Telephone service 116,000 Missing Children is a unique European issue dedicated to missing children.

Its mission is to listen to and support the families of missing children. It advises families in administrative and legal proceedings.

He also intervenes with families in the context of runaways, parental kidnappings in France or abroad.