Sign for missing minors

Sign to end cases of missing minors

ANAR Foundation manages the EU harmonised number for cases of missing migrant children and teenagers.

The ANAR Phone for Missing Children 116 000, the single EU-harmonised number, received 2,892 requests for help about disappearances in 2021, leading to 1,172 cases handled. The reasons fall into six categories: runaway or thoughts of running away; being thrown out of home; parental abduction; loss, accident or other type of disappearance; abduction by a third party; unaccompanied migrant child or teenager.

Running away remains the main cause of disappearance, accounting for 66.5% of the 1,172 cases handled (779 cases). In most of them, the protagonists are fleeing severe situations of violence: physical or psychological abuse, sexual abuse, gender violence or bullying. Runaway cases have increased by 52.7% compared to 2020.

How does ANAR help in cases of missing minors?

• Assists with reporting and immediate connection to Police and Guardia Civil.
• Makes its network with every European 116 000 number available.
• Contributes to the dissemination of information and gathering of leads for criminal investigations.
• Provides 24-hour emotional support to families.
• Offers legal and social counselling.