Today on International Child Helpline Day, the charity Missing People unites with Child Helpline International members to show how their work empowers young people, through a variety of vital specialised national/international services.

Missing People is asking the public to suppport the Big Tweet for Missing Children once again on 25 May, International Missing Children’s Day!

Missing People Ambassador Kate McCann will lead a team of runners at the Virgin London Marathon on Sunday 21 April, as they support the 250,000 people who go missing each year, and help provide a lifeline for anyone affected by a disappearance.

The charity Missing People is calling on people across Yorkshire to run, walk or hop in Hull, Leeds or York, to provide a lifeline for the 250,000 people who go missing in the UK each year and help the charity support anyone affected by a disappearance.

A Presumption of Death Act has been passed in England and Wales following several years of campaigning by the charity Missing People. The Act will create a new court procedure which can lead to the issue of a Certificate of Presumed Death, in turn alleviating the heartache caused by the current complex system.

Missing People is pleased that bookings are now open for the 1st International Conference on Missing Children and Adults 'Working Across Borders', being held at the University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth UK from the 18 -20 June 2013.  The conference will be partnered by Missing People, CEOP, UK Missing Persons Bureau and the Centre for the Study of Missing Persons.

Following new guidance from the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) to redefine ‘missing’ into categories of  ‘missing’ and ‘absent, the charity Missing People has appealed to Police and Crime Commissioners and Chief Constables, to take steps to ensure that this move safeguards vulnerable missing children and adults.

Missing People has today launched its new Facebook app to help its followers interact with the search for the 250,000 people who go missing each year.