The Living Free Project works not only with women in the justice system however also young girls aged 10-17 reported missing. Our work with the young girls has raised our awareness of how a missing persons report can be used as a red flag for other factors that often pave the way to a trajectory of offending. Furthermore a targeted and personalised effort to address the reasons as to why that individual is going missing is essential to building those protective factors and reducing the risk factors that are likely to bring them in contact with the justice system