Take Root

Beyond Recovering Missing Children

HELPING MISSING CHILDREN RECOVER
AMECO says

Take Root partners with and enhances the work of many of the Association of Missing & Exploited Children’s Organization’s member organizations.
The Polly Klaas Foundation says:

Take Root continues to be a pioneer in developing innovative approaches in response to the needs of the abducted child. They are authentic, innovative problem solvers with a unique perspective.
Policy Discussions Conducted

BY PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN ABDUCTED
Take Root

USING THE COLLECTED WISDOM OF FORMER MISSING-CHILDREN TO IMPROVE THE MISSING CHILD RESPONSE

SUPPORT BRANCH

Cultivating the Wisdom of Former Missing-Children

The first and only ongoing aftercare support program available to victims of child abduction when they are no longer missing. This includes victims of both family and non-family abduction. Participants gain healing from joining a clinically moderated peer community of others with similar experiences, and from being empowered as issue advocates through Take Root…

KID GLOVES

Harvesting the Wisdom of Former Missing-Children

A new philosophy for recovering children from long-term abductions, based in the collective experiences of hundreds of former missing-children. The Kid Gloves approach strives to minimize trauma and maximize healing from the moment of first contact….

IN YOUR HANDS

Sowing the Wisdom of Former Missing-Children

Tools to lower the incidence rate of the most common and most misunderstood form of child abduction in North America: family abduction. We use the most powerful voice there is to educate about its devastating impact…

THE MISSING SIDE

Sharing the Voices of Former Missing-Children

Read, hear, and view literary and artistic expressions of their abduction experiences created by Take Root’s membership of former missing children…

Thank you to our special CULTIVATOR partners: The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and The Polly Klaas Foundation

The opinions expressed by Take Root' and its membership of former abducted children should not be used as a substitute for qualified mental health care. Opinions expressed by individual members express the views of the author and not necessarily those of Take Root.

Take Root also appreciates the in-kind support provided by web genius Jamie Poitra; CPA firm DeFransisco, Lampitt and Brado; and Vanguard Software's incredibly awesome Vista survey program.

Beyond Recovering Missing Children

AMECO says

The Polly Klaas Foundation says:

Policy Discussions Conducted

SUPPORT BRANCH

KID GLOVES

IN YOUR HANDS

THE MISSING SIDE