Resources Publications Reports Child trafficking and modern slavery research Heading back to harm: A study on trafficked and unaccompanied children going missing from care in the UK Trafficked and unaccompanied asylum-seeking children are going missing from UK care at an “alarmingly high” rate, according to Heading Back to Harm, a study by leading charities ECPAT UK and Missing People. More than a quarter of all trafficked children and over 500 unaccompanied asylum-seeking children went missing at least once in the year to September 2015, while 207 have not been found. CLICK HERE to download the report Manage Cookie Preferences