In a community effort to show our support for everyone who loves a child, SJVNews.com hosts this page to help in the effort to BRING A MISSING CHILD HOME.
Because children cannot look out for themselves, it is our responsibility to look out for them. Every home and school should establish a program that effectively teaches children about safety and protection measures. As a parent, you should take an active interest in your children and listen to them. Teach your children that they can be assertive in order to protect themselves against abduction and exploitation.
Teach your children that they are strong, smart, and have the right to be safe.
Do you have a current
PICTURE of your child?
TAKE ONE!
24-Hour Hotline
If you think you have seen a missing child, contact the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children at 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678) in Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
### National Runaway Switchboard
The Hotline has established a system of networking calls to the National Runaway Switchboard (NRS) in Chicago, Illinois. On average NCMEC transfers information from 15 such calls each day to NRS. This sharing of information ensures that both agencies talk with the caller about the runaway child to glean the facts needed to best assist him or her without either organization duplicating services or efforts to help the runaway child and that child's family. Visit the National Runaway Switchboard online at http://www.nrscrisisline.org.
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When a child goes missing, parents should immediately file a report with the following organizations:
, or you may write to the Governor at Office of the Governor, 1 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0001.
Email Governor Baldacci at governor@maine.gov.
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The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) State Clearinghouse Program provides a means of communicating with other clearinghouses. NCMEC provides state clearinghouses with training, technical assistance, and vital information to better assist them in handling missing-child cases.
The primary areas of focus for state clearinghouses are networking, information dissemination, training development and delivery, data collection, and provision of technical assistance in cases of missing- and sexually exploited children.
MAINE
Maine State Police
Missing Children Clearinghouse
1 Darcie Street, Ste. 208
Houlton, ME 04730
(207) 532-5404
FAX: (207) 532-5455
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CANADA
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
National Missing Children's Services
1200 Vanier Parkway
P.O. Box 8885
Ottawa, Ontario, CN K1G 3M8
(613) 993-1525
(877) 318-3576 Toll Free
After Hours Urgent Calls (pager): (613) 760?6689
FAX: (613) 993-5430
http://www.ourmissingchildren.ca |
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AMECO an organization of member agencies in the U.S. and Canada dedicated to serve the cause of missing and exploited children, their families and the community at large.
AMECO certified agencies can help you in your search for a missing child. We can help you no matter what the reason your child is missing: if your child was taken by a family member, by a stranger, or if he or she ran away.
We will help you if it is an adult and not only a child who is missing in your family. In some states we can alert neighborhoods through thousands of phone calls when a child goes missing.
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When an abduction occurs, these suggestions and checklists may be of assistance to you, your family and friends. Since each abduction is different, some of the information may not apply to your situation. Use whatever you can, and please call JWF for further assistance . . . we are here to help! The Jacob Wetterling Foundation is a non-profit organization. The Foundation was established in February 1990, four months after Jacob Wetterling, then 11 years old, was abducted at gun-point by a masked man near his home in St. Joseph, Minnesota. Since then, JWF has worked to find missing children and educate children, teens, parents, caregivers and teachers about personal safety.
Contact Us Via Phone:
St.Joseph Office: 320-363-0470
Edina Office: 651-714-4673
1-800-325-HOPE
Contact Us Via Fax:
St.Joseph Office: 320-363-0473
Metro Office: 651-714-9098
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Contact
Us Via Mail:
33 Minnesota Street
P.O. Box 639
St. Joseph, MN 56374
2314 University Ave, West
Suite 14
St. Paul, MN 55114-1862
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MCSC The Missing Children Society of Canada (MCSC) is a registered, national non-profit organization dedicated to the search for runaway and abducted children. MCSC provides a comprehensive Investigative Search Program, free of charge, to assist police and searching parents in the active and ongoing search for missing children.
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Does your local Police Department have this? If not, why not?
Contact your local dept. to inquire.
LOCATER, Lost Child Alert Technology Resource, is a cutting-edge software program that enables law-enforcement agencies to rapidly distribute critical images and information about missing-child cases.
Using LOCATER, law-enforcement agencies create their own missing-person posters. High-quality copies can then be printed for distribution at roll calls, at incident command posts, and for distribution to the community.
Posters can be transmitted electronically to other agencies, the media, and the public via the Internet or through a "broadcast fax" service.
LOCATER is provided to law-enforcement agencies free-of-charge. This includes the software and help-desk technical support.
A limited supply of computer hardware and Internet services is also available for agencies that lack adequate equipment to properly run the software.
For more information visit the LOCATER web site.###
Code Adam -A powerful prevention tool against child abductions and lost children in more than 45,000 stores across the nation. Look for this Code Adam decal in the windows of the stores you and your family frequent.
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How many missing children are there?
Answer: The problem of missing children is complex and multifaceted. There are different types of missing children including family abductions; endangered runaways; nonfamily abductions; and lost, injured, or otherwise missing children. The best national estimates for the number of missing children are from incidence studies conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
To date two such studies have been completed.
The first National Incidence Studies of Missing, Abducted, Runaway, and Thrownaway Children (NISMART-1) was released in 1990, and the second, known as NISMART-2, was released in October 2002. According to NISMART-2 research, which studied the year 1999, an estimated 797,500 children were reported missing; 58,200 children were abducted by nonfamily members; 115 children were the victims of the most serious, long-term nonfamily abductions called "stereotypical kidnappings"; and 203,900 children were the victims of family abductions.
Pamplets: downloadable pdf's.
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Just in Case...Missing
Five steps to prepare in case your child might someday be missing.
Just in Case...Runaway
Steps to take in case your child might someday run away.
When Your Child is Missing: A Family Survival Guide
Published by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, this guide was written by parents and family members who have experienced the disappearance of a child. It contains their combined advice concerning what you can expect when your child is missing, what you can do, and where you can go for help. It explains the role that various agencies and organizations play in the search for your missing child and discusses some of the important issues that you and your family need to consider.
Family Abduction
Produced in cooperation with the American Bar Association, this fifth edition, which was formerly titled Parental Kidnapping, contains step-by-step information for parents who have experienced a family abduction — whether domestic or international. The handbook guides parents through the civil- and criminal-justice systems, explains the laws that will help them, outlines prevention methods, and provides suggestions for aftercare following the abduction. In addition Family Abduction thoroughly details search and recovery strategies and contains valuable advice for attorneys, prosecutors, and family-court judges handling these difficult cases. 224 pp.
Child Safety on the Information Highway
Safety tips for families whose elementary-school-aged children use computer online services.
Know the Rules...Internet Safety Quiz for Adults
Tips for parents on how to make their children's online visits safer.
NetSmartz Brochure
The NetSmartz Workshop teaches children how to be safer when using the Internet. Learn more about providing children with an educational experience that they will enjoy and understand.
Teen Safety on the Information Highway
Safety tips for families whose teenagers use computer online services.
MCMEC Complete list of available publications.
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NetSmartz
The NetSmartz Workshop® is an educational resource for children of all ages, parents, and educators on how to stay safer on the Internet.
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President of the United States of America, proclaims May 25, 2003, as National Missing Children's Day. " I call upon Americans to join me in commemorating this observance by celebrating those children who have been returned to their loved ones, remembering those young people who are missing, and continuing to work together on every front to protect our children from those who would seek to harm them."
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President Signs PROTECT Act
President's Remarks Upon Signing of S. 151, the Protect Act Read more...
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