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The Photo on File

Missing! · Episode 6

The Photo on File

Harold's photo was four years old. The officers almost missed him.

In this scene

Pauline: After last week, everyone here gets a missing person profile. A current photo first.

Marisol: Harold's photo was four years old. He has a beard now. The officers almost missed him.

Pauline: A photo from this month, height, glasses, how they talk, and what calms them.

Watch the episode to see what happens next.

Questions to think about

  • A missing person profile needs:
  • How old should the photo be?
  • Where should the profile be?

About this series

For direct support staff: when someone with dementia or a disability goes missing. The first minutes, what to tell 911, finding them with kindness, outings, door alarms, profiles, not chasing, honest night checks, safe handoffs and preventing it next time. Follow your agency's missing person procedure.

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