Additional Resources

PREPARING FOR A MISSING CHILD INCIDENT

This resource emphasizes proactive measures that agencies can undertake to better prepare for a missing child incident.


CRISIS COMMUNICATION

This resource provides tips and guidance on preparing for the impact crisis situations such as missing child incidents have on internal and external communications at an investigative agency.


ENGAGING WITH NATIVE COMMUNITIES AND FAMILIES

Meant for non-Native law enforcement professionals, this resource covers how you can best engage and communicate with Native families during an emergency, as having an understanding of local culture(s) and lifestyle trends can play a significant role in a missing child’s recovery.


SPECIALIZED UNITS IN MISSING CHILD CASES

This resource compares the roles and responsibilities of specialized law enforcement units and notes when they are to be deployed. These units include CARTs, ICAC, NCMECs Project ALERT and Team Adam, FBI, etc.


RECOVERING MISSING YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES

This resource offers some best practices for recovering youth with mental and/or physical disabilities.


PROPER MEDIA INVOLVEMENT AND COVERAGE

This resource serves as a guide for garnering positive media attention to assist with public cooperation and information dispersal after a missing child incident.


HOW TO INTERACT WITH THE MEDIA

This resource elaborates on effective practices for quality media engagement both before and during a missing child incident.


ORGANIZING AN EFFECTIVE COMMUNITY CANVASS

This resource highlights major components to setting up and coordinating a community canvass to search for a missing child.


VICTIM SERVICES

This resource gives some necessary background on the effective provision of resources for victims and their families to ensure holistic community support following a missing child incident.