This document provides reference materials for a presentation on "Missing" as a social issue, including definitions, reference documents, websites, and publications from organizations that support families of missing persons from Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and internationally. It also lists legislative advocacy efforts related to missing persons in Ontario and at the national level in Canada.

1. Presentation Reference Materials, Aug. 27, 2019
Conversation about “Missing” as a Social Issue
Reference Materials Aug.27, 2019 Page 1 of 2
Presentation for: London Community Teach-In, Atlohsa Native Family Healing Services
Presenter Contact Information: Maureen Trask trasker@rogers.com Puslinch, Ontario Canada
Definitions found on Wikipedia: Missing Person Ambiguous Loss Closure
Reference Materials: Ambiguous Loss Website by Dr. Pauline Boss
Ambiguous Loss - Learning to Live with Unresolved Grief by Dr. Pauline Boss, Harvard Univ. Press, 1999
Ambiguous loss in families of the missing, Dr. Pauline Boss, Lancet Supplement, 360, 2002
Loss, Trauma, and Resilience - Therapeutic Work with Ambiguous Loss, Dr. Pauline Boss, Norton & Co., 2006
The trauma and complicated grief of ambiguous loss Dr. Pauline Boss, Pastoral Psychology, 59(2), Apr. 2010
Open to Hope Video: Dr. Pauline Boss and Dr. Gloria Horsley discuss Ambiguous Loss, ADEC, Dec. 2011
The Myth of Closure, Dr. Pauline Boss and Donna Carnes, Family Process, FPI Inc., 2012
The Myth of Closure Transcript, Dr. Pauline Boss, 2016
Supporting those who are left behind, AFP Australian Federal Police Nat. Missing Persons Framework, 2008
Acknowledging the Empty Space, update Mar. 4, 2019
Search/ing for missing people: Families living with ambiguous absence, Sept. 2015
When Someone you Love goes Missing, poem by Tom M. Brown, Ireland
Writings Related to the Missing: Missing a Loved One – A Parent’s Perspective by Maureen Trask, Apr. 2012
Tips for Supporting those Coping with the disappearance of a missing loved one by Cindy S., May 2012
Both are shown on CCIMA-Missing Persons Information, under Resources
Ambiguous Loss – Seeking Your Help in BON Newsletter Winter Jan. 2013, page 16-17 by Maureen Trask
Missing Person Myths, SK and Do You Know the Facts About Missing Persons Quiz, Sept. 19, 2017
Living in Limbo, Missing People UK, 2008 and Living in Limbo: Five Years On, Missing People UK, Sept. 2013
Both documents are available on Missing People UK website under Research and Information
Gone Missing – A Guide to Those Left Behind, Kindle Edition, by Douglas Coop, Jan. 20, 2013, NZ
Best practice principles for counselling the families & Friends of missing persons FFMP, NSW, Australia 2003
Missing People: A Guide for family members and service providers, FFMP Unit, NSW Dept of Justice 2014
Missing Persons Guide, MPAN-Missing Persons Advocacy Network, Jan. 2016
Missing - Information in Canada:
Canada’s Missing Public Website with Annual Statistics, NCMPUR of the RCMP, Gov. Canada
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, website with information, RCMP, Gov. Canada
Ontario Native Women’s Association (ONWA) - Missing Persons Toolkit, Aug. 2014
Canadian Centre for Information on Missing Adults (CCIMA), website by CRCVC & OMA, Ottawa ON, Canada
Canadian Resource Centre for Victims of Crime (CRCVC), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Ontario’s Missing Adults (OMA) website and FB Page by Lucia Dion, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Canadian Centre for Child Protection, website, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

2. Presentation Reference Materials, Aug. 27, 2019
Conversation about “Missing” as a Social Issue
Reference Materials Aug.27, 2019 Page 2 of 2
Missing Children’s Society of Canada (MCSC) website, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Saskatchewan Government Provincial Partnership Committee on Missing Persons, Rev. March 3, 2014
Agency Response Guide to Missing Person Situations in Saskatchewan
Providing support to families with missing loved ones, Greystone Bereavement Centre, Regina SW
(Now known as Caring Hearts CASE Project, Regina, SK, Canada, Spring 2017
Support for Us – Families with Missing Loved Ones FB page by Maureen Trask
Dead People with No Names in Ontario Curtis Rush, The Star, Oct. 29, 2010
Toronto Independent Missing Persons Review Public Website , Sept. 2018
Missing - Information in Other Countries:
International Centre for Missing and Unidentified Persons (DOE Cold Cases)
GINA for Missing Persons Foundation and Missing and Squeaky Wheel ™ Tour, Jannel Rap, California, USA
Media for the Missing (Letters to our Missing) FB page, USA and Int’l
NAMUS National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, website, USA Gov.
Ambiguous Losses that Bring Unresolved and Ongoing Grief,Lou LaGrand, USA 2007
Australian Federal Police (AFP) Missing Persons Publications, for Education and Support, Australia Gov.
Taking Care of Yourself when someone goes missing, FFMPU, NSW Dept. of Justice, AU 2011
Missing Persons Advisory Network (MPAN) by Loren O’Keeffe, Melbourne, Australia
fFOMPA Charitable Trust , FB page, by Cylvi Manthyng, Daughter of Douglas Coop, Perth, Western Australia
Family & Friends of Missing Person Aotearoa (fFOMPA) site, by Douglas Coop, Wellington, New Zealand
Family and Friends of Missing Persons Unit (FFMPU) website, Dept. of Justice, NSW, AU
It’s the Hope That Hurts-Best Practice in counselling models relevant to families of missing persons, FFMPU
Centre for the Study of Missing Persons website, University of Portsmouth, UK
Missing People UK website, London England Gov, across UK (including England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales
Missing in Ireland: The Search Process, The Irish Times, Feb. 28, 2015
Scotland’s Missing Persons Framework, May 10, 2017
Legislative/Policy Advocacy:
Petition “Ontario needs Missing Persons Legislation” introduced by MPP Catherine Fife on Oct. 20, 2014. Bill
175 Safer Ontario Act given royal assent March 8, 2018, the Missing Persons Act (Schedule 7 of Bill 175), now in
effect July 1, 2019. For details: Ontario gets Missing Person Legislation
Petition “Develop a National Silver Alert strategy for Canada” e-1588, open until July 25, 2017, Gov. response
on Feb. 7, 2019. For details: Silver Alert Canada
Petition “Declare a National Missing Persons Day in Canada” tabled Jan. 29, 2018, no Gov. re-response. For
details: Declare a National Missing Persons Day in Canada
Input “Missing Persons – Police Practices” gathering first hand experiences from families with missing persons
to inform and recommend necessary changes. For details: Missing Persons - Police Practices