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young people across the country.
SafePassage Adolescent Services is a division of Hunter Investigations
LLC, which is a member of the Georgia
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Parent Action Crisis Kit - PACK
Every Parent that is responsible for the care and well being of a minor child
needs to assemble a Parent Action Crisis Kit for each adolescent in their care. The
PACK, as SafePassage refers to it, is an assemblage of pertinent and vital
information about each of your children. SafePassage recommends that
parents prepare a PACK for each child and select a secure location to store
your child’s
PACK. Store it where your child will not stumble across it, but make sure
you have quick access to the PACK in case of an emergency.
A PACK is the tool that you grab when your child has been in an accident, has
runaway or has gone missing. If you didn’t begin assembling a PACK
when your child was born begin now. It doesn’t matter what kind of
crisis that involves your child, if you have a PACK already assembled and
updated, you don’t have to risk remembering the wrong intimate details
associated with your child.
A SafePassage Client shared with us that they
had a medical crisis with one of their twins late one night. They explained
how they argued in front of the EMTs about which twin was allergic to the
medication which was about to be administered and nothing could be confirmed
because the doctors office was closed. They said they wished they had known
about preparing a PACK as that would have alleviated the anxiety of indecisiveness.
They said that a PACK would have kept them in control during the crisis
and would have enabled the EMTs to administer appropriate treatment immediately.
In the case of a missing or runaway adolescent each moment of time that is
wasted on assembling information results in more of a head start for your
adolescent. According to Promise House, a long standing not-for-profit
agency in Dallas, Texas, more than 1.5 million teenagers go missing in the
United States every year; more girls than boys run away; and of those that
runaway ten per cent will not return home. If your teenager goes missing, your
PACK will jump start an investigation with local law enforcement or a licensed
private investigations agency.
The process to assemble a PACK for each child may take a couple of hours,
but in the long run it will be well worth the time spent. SafePassage
recommends that parents use a standard size plain manila envelope so that
you are able to make a check list on the front of the envelope and supporting
documents will be contained inside. This way in a crisis situation anyone
can look at the front of the envelope and at a glance know exactly what
are the contents in your PACK.
The three most important things that should appear first on the top of
each PACK is the name of your child, their cell phone number and the name
and cell phone number of the friend they are closest to and spend the
most time with. From there SafePassage recommends the following information
be contained in each PACK:
- Names of parents, siblings and current address;
- Copy of birth certificate; Drivers License or Permit; Passport; School ID;
- Recent photograph not more than six months old;
- Photographs and description of the vehicles they are permitted to drive;
- Vehicle tag numbers; VIN numbers;
- Copy of vehicle registration, tracking devices or remote locating service associated with the vehicle;
- Medical and automotive insurance;
- Names and phone numbers of doctors; dentist, orthodontist, chiropractor;
- Blood type, height and weight;
- Current medications, allergies, diseases or conditions;
- Therapist, Educational Consultant and a brief therapeutic history if any;
- Hospitalization history;
- Cell phones – print a copy of the pages your teenagers monthly cell phone statement;
- Names, addresses and cell phone numbers of, close friends, the person your teenager is dating and photographs of them;
- Names, addresses and cell phone numbers of friends parents;
- Names and addresses of relatives that your child has a close relationship with;
- My Space and Facebook account information;
- Name and address of their Schools, guidance counselor, coach or teacher and parent volunteers who are affiliated with your child’s activities;
- Extra-curricular activities and the locations and times of the activities;
- Local hangouts such as coffee shops, shopping malls or teen centers;
- Job – if your teenager has a job list the address, phone number and manager;
- Credit Card, Bank Card, Check Card account numbers and photocopies of these cards front and back;
- Finger prints – some parents have these from school safe kids programs.
If you have adopted children include:
- Adoption information, final adoption papers and the name and addresses of biological parents if known.
If you are divorced include:
- Divorce custody documents;
- Addresses of custodial and non-custodial parents;
- Address of child if different;
- Custodial Arrangement;
- Pending Custodial Changes;
- Siblings and their respective addresses.
Some of our Clients have duplicate PACKs for each of their children because their life situation demands it. Decide what is appropriate for your family, assemble what you need and set aside time to keep the PACKs current.
Remember to update each PACK once a month with copies of cell phone records and any new friends or hangouts. From there, any time your child has a change in their personal appearance such as they get piercings or tattoos, change their hair color or personal appearance make a note of it on the PACK and if you are able to obtain a photo include it in the pack.
At least once a year, even if you don’t think anything has changed with your child pull out the PACK and go through it. A SafePassage Client told us that they had missed some pertinent information on one child and that if they had not set aside a time to review their PACK they may have left it incomplete. Be smart; make a PACK. |
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Testimonials
“We were really impressed and relieved at how well the
transport went that day. I know this was the right decision for
[our son].”
- Parents of a sixteen year old boy. Georgia, April 29, 2008.
“I also wanted to thank you for your help. You
made what was a very difficult situation for us very easy to accomplish. [SafePassage
Agents] were great and kept us updated on everything. I was so
pleased he went without any problems. Please let [the Agents] know
that we appreciate the way they handled everything.”
- Parents of a sixteen year old boy. Georgia, April 22, 2008.
"Thank you for your prompt ability to transport [my daughter]. [SafePassage Agents]
were great with [her] and took time to find out what would work best. I am glad
to have found truly 'Safe Passage' for my daughter."
- Single mother of a sixteen year old girl. Tennessee, April 5, 2008.
"Thanks. It did seem to go well. [SafePassage Agents]
made me feel real comfortable. We would like to thank [your Agents]
for the safe and caring transport of [our son]."
- Parents of a seventeen year old boy. Vermont, March 30, 2008.
"[Our son] seems to be adjusting as well as can be expected
at the program [we selected]. It was indeed very comforting to
have [SafePassage Agents] be such involved and play such a critical
role in the intervention process.”
- Parents of a seventeen year old boy. Georgia, March 14, 2008.
Read additional testimonials
here.
Contact Information
Owner: Holly D. Hunter
Phone: 770-667-7467 Our offices are located north of the
Metro Atlanta area
in Alpharetta, GA. |
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