AMBER Advocate Magazine

Issue 12

The January 2010 issue highlights the 2009 National AMBER Alert Symposium, where child abduction survivors share their stories. A central focus is the progress made by the AMBER Alert program over the past five years, including the training of thousands of individuals and the program’s expansion both across the U.S. and internationally. The symposium explores the growing role of technology—such as social media and electronic signage—in issuing alerts. The publication also introduces the Endangered Missing Advisory (EMA), designed for cases that don’t meet AMBER Alert criteria. It emphasizes the importance of Child Abduction Response Teams (CARTs) and features the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children’s new “9-1-1 Call Center Partner Program.” A profile on Margie Quin, Tennessee’s AMBER Alert Coordinator and CART Commander, showcases her commitment to recovering missing children. A “Front Lines” story from Sanford, Maine, recounts the state’s first successful AMBER Alert, which leads to the safe recovery of a two-year-old girl.

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