Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p 116 000 is a European free-phone number that provides immediate life saving support when children go missing. It is active in 22 EU member states: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and the United Kingdom. The hotline is also available in Serbia.The 116 000 was assigned to Fundación ANAR in Spain and Missing People in the UK in 2010.Calls are answered locally by trained and professional staff from organizations specializing in dealing with cases of missing children by providing psychological, administrative and legal advice, as required.A European wide number was reserved by the European Commission for a variety of reasons. First the phenomenon of missing children is becoming increasingly a cross-border problem as the Schengen area is expanding. Secondly swift action in case of disappearance is of vital importance, as a report from the United States' Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention suggests that 76.2% of children who are murdered after having been abducted are dead within three hours of disappearance. Furthermore parents need the support of an organization specialized in dealing with these cases. And finally there is a need to communicate about a missing child beyond national borders.. }
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- 116_000 abstract "116 000 is a European free-phone number that provides immediate life saving support when children go missing. It is active in 22 EU member states: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and the United Kingdom. The hotline is also available in Serbia.The 116 000 was assigned to Fundación ANAR in Spain and Missing People in the UK in 2010.Calls are answered locally by trained and professional staff from organizations specializing in dealing with cases of missing children by providing psychological, administrative and legal advice, as required.A European wide number was reserved by the European Commission for a variety of reasons. First the phenomenon of missing children is becoming increasingly a cross-border problem as the Schengen area is expanding. Secondly swift action in case of disappearance is of vital importance, as a report from the United States' Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention suggests that 76.2% of children who are murdered after having been abducted are dead within three hours of disappearance. Furthermore parents need the support of an organization specialized in dealing with these cases. And finally there is a need to communicate about a missing child beyond national borders.".