What happens when a runaway child is picked up by police?
• When reported run away children are picked up by police, they are taken to the Juvenile Intake and Assessment Center (JIAC). This in not the same as the detention center. The child will be interviewed about his/her home, and habits, school attendance, etc. Then you, his parent will be called to come and pick him/her up from JIAC, which is located at 6th and Tauromee. At that point, you could go and pick your child up, or refuse. If you refuse, JIAC staff will make a report to SRS, and you will be contacted by an SRS worker. You can also ask JIAC staff about the program that they have for runaway children at their center. JIAC staff may be reached at 913-621-3523. SRS workers are trained to work with families to attempt to keep children out of the state’s custody. They have a service that they can offer, called Family Preservation Services. They may also be able to help in other ways. If your child goes into state’s custody (custody of SRS) and continues to run from his/her court orde
