National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC)
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children helps families, children, law enforcement, schools, and communities when a child is missing or sexually exploited. They run a 24-hour hotline, take online exploitation reports, make and share missing child posters, support families, and offer safety education.
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NCMEC serves as a focal point in providing assistance to parents, children, law enforcement, schools, and the community in recovering missing children. This program provides:- Case management -... Main Services help find missing persons navigating the system case management support network help hotlines peer support Serving adults young adults teens seniors individuals families with children caregivers parents emergency
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What they offer 11
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National Center for Missing & Exploited Children HotlineService
- Recently verified· Jun 26
Victim, Survivor & Family SupportProgram
NCMEC offers trauma-centered support, community referrals, mental health guidance, peer support, and possible transportation support for recovery and reunification.
- Recently verified· Jun 26
Team HOPEProgram
Team HOPE connects families and survivors with trained volunteers who have lived experience with missing or sexually exploited children.
- Recently verified· Jun 26
Family Advocacy Outreach NetworkProgram
FAON is a nationwide network of therapists, counselors, and other professionals who provide mental health services to victims, survivors, and families.
- Recently verified· Jun 26
24-Hour Missing Child Hotline and Case ManagementService
Families can call NCMEC after reporting a missing child to law enforcement, and NCMEC can open a case, coordinate with investigators, create posters, review leads, and connect families to support.
- Recently verified· Jun 26
CyberTiplineService
The CyberTipline is NCMEC's centralized reporting system for suspected online child sexual exploitation.
- Recently verified· Jun 26
Take It DownService
Take It Down helps people remove or stop the sharing of nude, partially nude, or sexually explicit images or videos taken before they were 18.
- Recently verified· Jun 26
Legal Resources and Technical AssistanceService
NCMEC provides legal resources, training, referrals, research, and technical assistance for families, attorneys, law enforcement, legislators, and others working on missing and exploited child cases.
- Recently verified· Jun 26
NetSmartzProgram
NetSmartz is NCMEC's online safety education program with age-appropriate videos, activities, lesson plans, tip sheets, and presentations for children, families, and professionals.
- Recently verified· Jun 26
Code AdamProgram
Code Adam gives businesses, parks, government buildings, and other places free protocols and kits to respond quickly when a child is lost or may have been abducted.
- Recently verified· Jun 26
HOPE GalaEvent
NCMEC lists the HOPE Gala as an upcoming event to raise awareness and funding for its work.
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