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Reunification of Missing Children Project: Final Report

NCJ Number
147253
Date Published
1992
Length
135 pages
Annotation
This report summarizes the Project's activities, accomplishments and recommendations.
Abstract
The report sets forth Project objectives and results in four stages: (1) Assessment Study Results - Reunification of Missing Children and Their Families; (2) Development of the Reunification of Missing Children Model; (3) Development of Program and Training Materials; and (4) Reunification Program Field Implementation. In response to Project findings: (1) a comprehensive training program has been created to assist recovered children in reunifying with their families; (2) the Project has implemented this training program to create multiagency community teams in five metropolitan areas, providing reunification services to an area with approximately 10 million citizens; and (3) the Project has produced a program of instruction, training manual, training film, and associated technical assistance aids which can be used as part of multiagency team building or as stand alone educational materials. Bibliography, tables, appendixes