News & events
The NMPCC supports a number of events in various sectors including mental health, youth and the elderly. To view upcoming events, see our Calendar of events.
The April issue of Missing is now available.
Upcoming events
International Missing Children's Day: 25 May
International Missing Children's Day is 25 May - a day where people around the world commemorate the missing children who have found their way home, remember those who have been victims of crime, and continue efforts to find those who are still missing.
The main purpose of International Missing Children's Day is to encourage everyone to think about children who remain missing and to spread a message of hope.
For the first time this year, eight countries from four continents are working together to spread this message on a united front.
National Missing Persons Week 2009: 2 - 8 August
National Missing Persons Week is an annual event held in the first week of August. The focus this year is on older people with dementia or memory loss as a group at risk og going missing. Memory loss and wandering are the more common symptoms of dementia which often lead to the disappearance of an older person.
Four families of missing persons form the 'face' of the campaign, sharing their story of not knowing, the ongoing darkness that surrounds them and the glimmer of hope that keeps them going day-to-day. The tagline for this year’s campaign tells the story of how it feels when someone disappears: Not knowing is like living in darkness.
This year the official launch of National Missing Persons Week will join with National Homeless Persons Week and will take place in Canberra on Monday 3 August.
National Youth Week: 28 March - 5 April
National Youth Week (NYW) is the largest celebration of young people in Australia. Thousands of young people aged between 12 and 25 all across Australia get involved in NYW each year.
In 2009 NYW is promoting the theme ‘Make a move' by encouraging young people to get involved in activities of interest to them.
RockIT, one of five talent competitions open for entry for National Youth Week has now closed.
Winners will be announced on Tuesday 23 June 2009.
Watch out for your chance to vote for the best entries directly from the NYW website.