More than two million families in the United States have experienced a missing child. Numerous alienated parents, estranged grandparents, foster parents, pre-adoptive parents, and relatives, are currently facing the loss of children in their lives. Many people break down mentally, suffer from PTSD, become pathologically depressed, or turn to drugs and alcohol. Some even end their suffering through suicide. There are books that deal with stress, or parental alienation, or grief and loss. This is the first book to address all these issues in a comprehensive survival guide for coping while your child is gone. Strength for Parents of Missing Children guides parents through their journey and helps them find joy and deeper purpose in the midst of pain. It's The Purpose Driven Life for parents of missing or alienated children. As the parent of a missing child, Marie has used the pain of her experience to reach out to others who are desperate for answers while their child is gone.