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Eighty children were reported missing in the first three months of this year, according to the Mirror Foundation. Thitima Meepan, who heads the foundation's Missing Persons Centre, identified girls aged from 11 to 15 as the group at the highest risk of sexual abuse.
Since 2003, according to the foundation, 589 children and teenagers have disappeared. They are among the 1,006 people _ 666 of them female _ reported missing. The missing children mostly come from middle-income families living in big cities where the children had access to the internet, she said.
Child disappearances increased during the school breaks when children had time to do summer jobs and surf the internet. They began to create their own space and distance themselves from their parents, said foundation staff.
Some children were tricked into running away from home.
Ms Thitima said most missing children who later returned home became more aggressive and independent.
They often threatened to run away again if their parents did not give in to their demands. In such cases, help from a psychologist is needed, she said.
Akekalak Lumchumkae, who works for the foundation, said a lack of understanding in a family could also drive children away from home.
The solution lies with re-integrating the children into family activities and changing attitudes to create a more caring family environment, he said.
In addition, he said, a lot of missing people were elderly and suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Some ended up homeless, living on the streets
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Eighty children were reported missing in the first three months of this year, according to the Mirror Foundation. Thitima Meepan, who heads the foundation's Missing Persons Centre, identified girls aged from 11 to 15 as the group at the highest risk of sexual abuse.
Since 2003, according to the foundation, 589 children and teenagers have disappeared. They are among the 1,006 people _ 666 of them female _ reported missing. The missing children mostly come from middle-income families living in big cities where the children had access to the internet, she said.
Child disappearances increased during the school breaks when children had time to do summer jobs and surf the internet. They began to create their own space and distance themselves from their parents, said foundation staff.
Some children were tricked into running away from home.
Ms Thitima said most missing children who later returned home became more aggressive and independent.
They often threatened to run away again if their parents did not give in to their demands. In such cases, help from a psychologist is needed, she said.
Akekalak Lumchumkae, who works for the foundation, said a lack of understanding in a family could also drive children away from home.
The solution lies with re-integrating the children into family activities and changing attitudes to create a more caring family environment, he said.
In addition, he said, a lot of missing people were elderly and suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Some ended up homeless, living on the streets
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