Wandering Prevention - Project Lifesaver

As a caregiver of an individual with the propensity to wander, before an elopement occurs, the first measure of safety to take is wandering prevention. To learn how you can prevent your loved one from wandering, Project Lifesaver has provided these helpful tools and resources for you.

Wandering Resources

of children each year,

Autism is said to affect an increasing number

and nearly half of autistic children will wander.

Drowning is the leading cause of

wandering-related deaths

in those with autism.

More than 5 million Americans

with Alzheimer's disease.

are currently diagnosed

with Alzheimer's disease will wander.

And 50 percent of those not found within

24 hours will likely suffer great injury or death.

An estimated six in 10 individuals

The average special-needs search mission

takes nine hours at a cost of $1,500 per hour.

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