The AMBER Advocate

"This course and its case studies were really helpful, and made us think outside of the box and use today’s training. I am a 13-year veteran and learned so much. Enjoyed the course and it’s in-depth approach!"

"I feel like I will make both myself and my shift take our missing children calls much more seriously. I feel better about having a good foundation in being prepared for the next case that comes my way."

"The training kept me engaged the whole time! We need to have more of your training in our area so that our EMS and all of our health studies groups can benefit from it."

"It was pleasing and gratifying that such intelligent, capable, knowledgeable professionals would step from the field into the classroom to help present vital information to this group of intelligent and passionate folks. It was an engaging and informative couple of days which I am grateful to have been able to participate in."

"The instructors are amazingly respectful and patient and never came across as condescending. Lovely people."

"Great interactive presentations. Engaging instructors with expert knowledge."

"Excellent training! Well organized, and the instructors were great. Would highly recommend it."

"The training provided me with updated information on this topic that I can incorporate in my regular duties as well as police academy instruction."

"Very informative and one of the best classes I’ve attended."

"The class provided knowledge and foresight in anticipating challenges that may be faced by my agency."

"Presenters were very knowledgeable and presented training in a way that held the attention of the attendees. All the information was valuable."

"I appreciated learning how to understand the different types of alerts and knowing when to use them for different types of missing child/person calls."

"I have a better sense of how I can then help the field units to better explain to the parent what necessary steps and other information we need to get the correct broadcast out."

"I liked all the class engagement, and how useful the information was, even for my small agency."

"I liked that the CART Training provided real-life accounts that provided details from the beginning to the end as far as background, family, investigation and resolution. It made me understand both sides of the coin better -- family/victim and police."

"I knew nothing about CART and what they did prior to the training. I thought the instructors were excellent and delivered the information in a way I could understand and learn from."

"I have had very little training on child abductions. This course was hands-on, and the speakers were fantastic!"

"The surviving family member presenter spoke to us with raw passion the tragic experiences she had to endure in the murder of her young child... a continual reminder to thoroughly respond and investigate from the onset of the investigation to its conclusion. God bless her and her family."

"Analyzing the 911 calls was very helpful in understanding how the calls come in and are triaged, and showed how important and complex call intake and working with the caller is in setting the foundation for the investigation. I now have best practices that I can apply to more effectively handle these calls."

"As a new Captain, I will be leading human trafficking operations. This course has helped me gain a basis of information to accomplish this."

"The instructors were engaging, and I appreciated their identifying misinformation and providing concrete examples of how CST actually occurs."

"This was a very eye-opening class... the examples of lived experience that the presenters were able to tell us about were really helpful."

"The course serves a great purpose to aid in the investigation for law enforcement."

"The instructors were engaging, knowledgeable and interacted very well with the different departments present. I will definitely use the knowledge gained."

"The information was clear and straightforward. Presenters were very knowledgeable, and it showed through their presentations."

"I liked the information shared during the presentations of each speaker. I think we need to generate more links between Mexico and the U.S., since institutions operate very different. These exercises help us to generate more awareness and empathy to generate best practices in our Mexican institutions."

"These types of events are very relevant for the problems that take place in both countries as we work to seek solutions to these types of crimes that can and do affect our countries."

"I'm a 27-year veteran with a great deal of experience in missing juvenile cases and there was information provided that I was not aware from. It's always good to continue to learn."

"Thank you for the helpful information, practice, and networking!"

"Really enjoyed how the instructors addressed the importance of a focus on the victim and what also needs to be done after locating the victim to support them in mental health and medical treatment."