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LOST AMONG THE HOMELESS FAMILY AND CAREGIVER RESOURCE GUIDE If you’re searching for a loved one who may be lost among the homeless or struggling with untreated mental illness, addiction, or other challenges, we encourage you to begin with the Lost Among the Homeless: Resource Guide for Families & Caregivers. This free guide offers practical, step-by-step tools to help you navigate a system that can often feel overwhelming. It includes critical actions you can take to initiate a missing person report, search more effectively, and connect with appropriate support systems. You’ll also find our "Now What? Recovery Plan Guidelines"—designed to help you think beyond just finding your loved one. In our experience, reunification without a clear and compassionate recovery strategy often leads to the same heartbreaking cycle of someone becoming lost again. This guide helps you prepare for next steps: whether that means reconnecting with your loved one, arranging transitional care, or creating a longer-term support plan. Every situation is different, and recovery takes time—but you don’t have to navigate it blindly.
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The Lost Among The Homeless Resource Guide for Families & Caregivers can be downloaded here.
This resource guide is provided free of charge and is not authorized for resale on any platform.
If your loved one is missing with mental illness, we encourage you to learn more about mental health reform and current treatment laws at Treatment Advocacy Center prior to locating your loved one. We also encourage you locate a local NAMI chapter in your community for additional education and support about mental illness.
If your loved one is missing with a dual diagnosis or has a drug dependency issue - we encourage you to become educated about addiction. We invite you to visit Faces & Voices of Recovery to find recovery information and resources in your state.
We encourage you to go to the NamUs website to inquire about submitting your lost loved one into their missing person database.
