The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has expanded the AMBER and Missing Child Alert public notification systems to include more ways to notify the public. Residents already receive emails and text messages about the alert, and people can now sign up to receive alerts through voice calls, TDD/TTY (text messaging for the hearing impaired), and other mobile device apps.

An Austrian search organization signed an agreement to become the 29th partner with AMBER Alert Europe. “Österreich Findet Euch” (“Austria Finds You”) originally began in 1944 to help children find their fathers who served in World War II. In 2015 the organization started using the same principles used by AMBER Alert Europe. The September 14, 2017, document formalizes that the group will now take part in all of the communication methods used by AMBER Alert Europe.

Members of AMBER Alert Europe are asking the European Parliament to list all missing children on the continent's notification system. Currently the notices only go out if the person has been placed under protection or to prevent threats. The Schengen Information System (SIS) is used to send messages in 29 countries throughout Europe. “At least 250,000 children are reported missing every year in the European Union,” said Frank Hoen, President of AMBER Alert Europe. “We urge MEPs (Members of the European Parliament) to adopt a position that ensures that all missing children at risk may be entered in SIS at the request of the competent authorities.”

The Vermont Department of Public Safety tested its AMBER Alert system on October 19, 2016, to ensure all notification methods were working. The test sends out messages to the lottery system, electronic highway signs, news agencies and citizens signed up to receive phone alerts.