The PSP launched today the 2025 edition of the “I’m Here! Children” programme where 623,197 children’s wristbands are available to parents worried about temporarily losing their children. So far, 17,349 bracelets have already been distributed.
Since the beginning of the programme in 2012, the PSP has been able to quickly reunite 58 children with their families.
To mark the launch of the 2025 edition before the holidays, the PSP promoted an event at the Lisbon Zoo, with 300 children taking part. The Programme was created in partnership with the General Secretariat of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Institute for Child Support and the Directorate-General for School Establishments, among other entities.
If a child wearing the bracelet is lost, any adult who finds them should contact the PSP through the national emergency number (112), communicate where they are, and give them the wristband code. With this information, the police can then do their job and reunite the child with their family.
There are no joining fees, and the bracelet is valid until the end of the calendar year in which it is requested. The bracelets are intended for children between the ages of two and 15 and have a unique alphanumeric code, but NO personal data. They are valid throughout the national territory and can be requested both for children residing in Portugal and visitors.
Wristbands must be requested through the website of the I’m Here! Children in https://estouaqui.mai.gov.pt/Pages/Home.htm.
After registration, applicants must go to the chosen PSP Police Station to pick up the wristbands.
The platform is managed by the PSP and personal data is used solely and exclusively in the context of the programme.
The PSP also advise that parents educate their children so that if they become disoriented and do not recognise anyone around them, they should remain where they are. If they see a policeman, they should ask for help.
The child should also know that the bracelet contains a code to activate the 112 emergency line.
Samantha Gannon
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