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The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children is the nation’s largest and most influential child protection organization. We lead the fight to protect children, creating vital resources for them and the people who keep them safe. But we cannot do this work for children without you!
- GET HELP
Is your child missing? 1. Immediately call your local law...
- THE ISSUES
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- OUR WORK
NCMEC has dedicated staff and partners available to assist...
- EDUCATION
NetSmartz® is an educational program that teaches children...
- SUPPORT US
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children is a...
- Exploitation Resources
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children is...
- Search for Missing Children
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- AMBER Alerts
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May 25, 2023 · As of Thursday, there were 119 missing children from Illinois in a long-running database kept by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, a national nonprofit started in 1984...
Last year, there were more than 36 million reports of suspected child exploitation online submitted to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children's CyberTipline. Here in the...
Feb 27, 2024 · Search for children who have gone missing within 50 miles of your current location. (Location is estimated using your IP address.)
[3] The Center provides information to help locate children reported missing (by parental abduction, child abduction, or running away from home) and to assist physically and sexually abused children. In this resource capacity, the NCMEC distributes photographs of missing children and accepts tips and information from the public.
In May 2022, Illinois observed Missing Children’s Month by participating in various activities that brought attention to missing children cases in Illinois. The month-long education and safety initiative culminate in national activities in Washington DC on May 25, Missing Child Awareness Day.
In fiscal year (FY) 2022, NCMEC helped resolve cases involving 27,699 children who were reported missing. The CyberTipline received and made available to law enforcement 31.7 million reports regarding child sexual exploitation or online harm to children.
