'Going missing is a sign that something is very wrong'

Lorraine Kelly backs The Independent's SafeCall appeal

- HARRIETTE BOUCHER

Presenter and longstanding champion of children's welfare Lorraine Kelly is throwing her support behind The Independent's campaign to raise vital funds to help missing children find safety and help.

The Scottish broadcaster has spent decades on television speaking up for those without a voice and supporting charities and organisations dedicated to children’s causes.

Joined by Sir Keir Starmer and Sir David Beckham, she is now backing this publication’s appeal to fund a new service that will reach the 70,000 children reported missing in the UK each year.

She told The Independent: “Going missing is a sign that something in a child’s life is very, very wrong, and yet we’re not getting children the help they need. SafeCall can reach children where they are, offering a trusted voice, confidentiality, and showing them a safer way forward.”