PAL staff must explore all options to locate youth and young adults in the survey population. This may include using assistance for a diligent search, following all leads, and consulting with the caseworker for further leads. PAL staff must complete Form 2004PDF Document Request for “Quick Find” Online Records Search Assistance, for each person being located.

If PAL staff is unsuccessful in attempting to locate youth or young adults using information provided as a result of submitting Form 2004, they must complete Form 2277PDF Document Request for Diligent Search to further search for youth or young adults by identifying possible known family members or fictive kin.