The summer season is ideal for family hikes, beach days, and travels across the country. Ensuring safety is paramount, especially keeping an eye on young children.
To enhance children’s safety, the Public Security Police (PSP) launched the ‘Estou Aqui!’ program for children a few years ago.
This initiative is designed to ensure children’s safety, facilitating their prompt location if they go missing.
The wristbands are free and secure, featuring an anonymous alphanumeric identification code. They are available for children aged 2 to 15 years and are valid nationwide.
“Because the safety of children is everyone’s mission,” reads the PSP’s post on Facebook.
How to request the wristband?
Wristbands can be requested through the Program Estou Aqui! Children website at estouaqui.mai.gov.pt/Pages/Home.htm.
After registering, applicants should visit the selected PSP police station to collect the wristbands.
PSP Program Assigned 623,197 Wristbands to Locate Lost Children
The PSP launched the 2025 edition of the ‘Estou Aqui! Children’ program in May, which provided 623,197 wristbands to help locate children temporarily lost from their families.
Since its inception in 2012, the PSP has facilitated the “quick reunion” of 58 children with their families.
Last year, 67,175 wristbands were issued, according to the PSP.
This year, 17,349 wristbands have already been distributed, contributing to reuniting one child with their family.
Today, the PSP launches the 2025 edition of the “Estou Aqui! Children” program, which has distributed 623,197 wristbands allowing the location of children temporarily lost from their families.
Lusa | 07:00 – 14/05/2025
