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Securitas’ responsibilities CASE Cooperation to find missing children in Belgium Since 2012, S ­ ecuritas in Belgium has been a partner of Child Focus, a foundation working to find missing children and protect abused children. The Belgian organization was founded in 1996 on the initiative of Jean-Denis Lejeune, one year after the disap- pearance of his own daughter, and is a member of Missing Children Europe, a federation of 30 members in 26 countries in Europe. Child Focus works actively to protect missing children, abducted or runaway children, and sexually abused and exploited children. The organization pro- vides psychological and legal support to the victims, both the children themselves and their parents. Child Focus also informs the public of missing children and this is where S ­ ecuritas plays an important role. Our security officers receive information about missing children, and watch for them during their working hours to help find them. If a security officer comes across someone who looks like one of the children, he or she informs ­Securitas Care Center. The Care Center, which is the contact point between ­Securitas and Child Focus, in turn alerts Child Focus so that they can take quick action. Each year, Child Focus launches a new campaign to create awareness about their work. ­Securitas helps by distributing posters and other material. Securitas Sustainability Report 2016 15