Do not hesitate to contact professional help if ongoing support is needed. Contact your doctor, counsellor, therapist or community health centre for advice.
If a loved one is located and returns home, family and friends may consider professional counselling, mediation or reconciliation to help prevent the situation happening again.
Useful Websites
- Red Cross conducts worldwide searches for missing relatives and exchanges messages, to restore and maintain contact between families.
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- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade may be able to help if a New Zealander has gone missing overseas. It can only help if other methods of contact, including police, have been unsuccessful and there is reason to be concerned for the person¡¯s safety and welfare.
Visit the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade web page .
- New Zealand Land Search and Rescue (LandSAR) provides search and rescue support for the lost, missing and injured.
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- Alzheimers New Zealand provides support, information and contacts for people with dementia and their carers, family, wh¨¡nau and community.
Visit the .