1) Which agencies currently deliver Return Home Interviews (RHIs) to children who have been missing from home or care in your local authority area by:
a) A team based in your authority
Yes – REACH Team.
b) A third sector agency?
No
c) Other
No
2) In addition to your return home interview service, do you provide post-missing support to children who have been missing from home or care in your local authority area? Post-missing support is often intensive, 121 support with a support worker which is used to further address and reduce the risks surrounding the missing child. This could include advocacy, safety planning and other emotional/practical support sessions.
Yes
3) If yes to question 2, who is your post-missing service in your local authority area delivered by?
a) A team based in your authority
Yes
– If yes, please specify which team and/or what is the role of the professional delivering post-missing support as above
REACH Team- employs Family Support Workers and youth workers
b) A third sector agency?
No
c) Other
No
4) How are Return Home Interviews (RHI’s) and/or your post missing support service delivered in your local authority area?
a) All face-to-face support
Yes
b) All telephone support
On occasions
c) All digital support e.g. via teams, FaceTime, WhatsApp video
On occasions, particularly during peak of pandemic
d) A combination of face-to-face and telephone support
Yes, dependent on young person after first meeting
e) A combination of telephone and digital support
Yes
f) A combination of face-to-face, telephone and digital support
Yes
g) Other (please specify):
5) Does your Return Home Interview or post-missing service offer children and young people access to a freephone telephone number for out of hours support?
No