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Help for Families of Missing or Murdered Persons

Hundreds of people go missing in Saskatchewan every year; however, most are found safe and returned to their loved ones.  People can go missing for a number of reasons: accident, health issues, voluntary leaving, abduction or foul play. When someone goes missing, family, friends and the community become concerned.

Families and friends of missing persons do not have to face this difficult situation alone.

The Provincial Partnership Committee on Missing Persons (PPCMP) was formed in 2005 to support families of long term missing persons (persons missing longer than six months). The PPCMP, made up of community, government, police, and Aboriginal organization representatives, works collaboratively to prevent people from going missing and to improve responses and supports when someone goes missing.  The PPCMP engages with families of missing persons to better understand their needs. Read the PPCMP newsletter.

The Family Information Liaison Unit (FILU) was established specifically to help families of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. Working with other agencies, government and non-government organizations, the FILU acts as a broker connecting families with agencies who can provide information about their loved ones. 

Every May, the Government of Saskatchewan declares a Missing Persons Week in the province to raise awareness about why people go missing and what measures can be taken to prevent or respond to such situations.

  1. Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
  2. Agency Support
  3. Family Support
  4. Reports and Reference Material
  5. Saskatchewan Association of Chiefs of Police (SACP)
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1. Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

The Family Information Liaison Unit (FILU) facilitates access to information relevant to a situation involving missing or murdered Indigenous woman or girl. Acting on behalf of family members, the FILU connects with other government organizations and stakeholders to access information about loved ones. FILU also provides access to support programs for family members. 

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2. Agency Support

Inventory of Agencies
Provincial and National agencies who work with missing persons situations.

Agency Response Guide
This guide intends to provide information that will support agencies in assisting and supporting the families and friends of missing persons.

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3. Family Support

What do we know about missing persons in Saskatchewan?
An overview of information on missing person in our province.

Missing Persons Checklist
Step by step actions that family members should take in a missing persons situation.

Media Toolkit 
A resource to help families with media relations.

Parental-Child Abduction 
Criminal parental child abduction occurs when one parent takes or keeps the child away from the other parent, does not have consent from the other parent to take or keep the child, and intentionally deprives the other parent of custody rights.

Inventory of Agencies
Provincial and National agencies involved in missing person situations.

You will also find a number of resources in the Victims of Crime and Abuse section of this website. 


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4. Reports and Reference Material

Strategic Business Plan – Addressing the Needs of Missing Persons and Their Families

Federal/Provincial/Territory Missing Women Report 2012

Report of the 2011 Western Regional Forum on Supporting Families of Missing Persons

Runaway Children and Youth Research Report

Report on Family Meetings - October 2009

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5. Saskatchewan Association of Chiefs of Police (SACP)

The Saskatchewan Association of Chiefs of Police (SACP) is the voice of policing in Saskatchewan. Because police agencies in Saskatchewan have jurisdiction over missing person cases, the SACP has a large role in the Provincial Partnership Committee on Missing Persons.  Their website contains information on missing persons as well as materials profiled during the annual Missing Persons Week.

To learn more, visit the SACP website.

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