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Search-Related Assistance offered by National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

Search-Related Assistance offered by National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

Provides information regarding missing children.  Parents may call to report cases of missing children and are assigned a technical advisor who will work with them.  Those who suspect a child may be missing can report this information also.   Distributes publications on issues related to missing and exploited children free of charge.  Website is available for reporting Internet sexual exploitation through the Cyber Tipline.   Provides peer support to those who have a child in their life who has been abducted or exploited.

Physical Address

333 John Carlyle Street, Alexandria, VA 22314

Hours

24 hours daily.

Voice

(800) 843-5678

(800) THE-LOST

Application process

Call for information.

Fee

None.

Eligibility

Works with cases involving children who are under age 18, or were under age 18 when first missing.   Also provides limited assistance in cases of young adults who went missing between ages 18 through 21.

Agency info

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

Serves as a national resource for information on missing and exploited children. Provides technical assistance to families and law enforcement, 24-hour hotline, training to law enforcement, education and prevention materials, and online reporting for Internet child pornography.