Date
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Time
12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
Name
Run, Risk, Response: Practical Strategies that Strengthen Youth Interventions for Running Behavior
Track
Prevention
Speakers
Stacy Schultz, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
Samantha Sahl, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
Samantha Sahl, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
Description
Why do they keep running away? This interactive workshop with NCMEC’s Recovery Services Team will equip participants with practical tools to address running behavior through youth engagement and safety planning. While terms like youth voice and safety planning are widely used, they are often misunderstood, inconsistently applied, or approached with hesitation. Attendees will receive tangible “how-to’s” for run prevention, including specific language to use and strategies to apply.