Resources
Resources[edit | edit source]
- AMBER Alert https://amberalert.ojp.gov/
- National Domestic Violence Hotline https://www.thehotline.org/get-help/
- 24/7 National Runaway Safeline https://www.1800runaway.org/
- National Center for Missing & Exploited Children https://www.missingkids.org/home
- National Missing and Unidentified Persons System https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/
- FBI Kidnapping & Missing Persons https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap
- Domestic Violence Hotline https://www.thehotline.org/
- National Teen Dating Violence Hotline https://www.loveisrespect.org/
- Identity Theft & Cyber Crimes https://www.ftc.gov/
- Stalking https://www.stalkingawareness.org/
- Human Trafficking https://humantraffickinghotline.org/
- Victim Services https://www.fbi.gov/resources/victim-services
- Stop Bullying https://www.stopbullying.gov/
- Substance Abuse National Helpline is a free, confidential, 24/7, 365 https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline/
- Suicide Prevention: Are You in Crisis? Call or Text 988 or text TALK to 741741 https://afsp.org/suicide-prevention-resources/
- Missing Person Flyer - Create a missing person flyer in seconds by simply inputting information into the form. https://missing.nerdbird.media/
Suicide Prevention[edit | edit source]
Mental Health Resources / Suicide Prevention https://afsp.org/suicide-prevention-resources
Crisis services
- 24/7 Crisis Hotline: 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline 988lifeline.org
If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available.
- Call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org. Veterans, press 1 when calling.
- Text TALK to 741-741 to text with a trained crisis counselor from the Crisis Text Line for free, 24/7
- Send a text to 838255
- 1-855-838-8255
SAMHSA Treatment Referral Hotline (Substance Abuse)
- 1-800-662-HELP (4357)
RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline
- 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)
National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline
- 1-866-331-9474
- 1-866-488-7386
Suicide Resource:
- American Association of Suicidology
- The Dougy Center – The National Center for Grieving Children and Families
- The Jason Foundation
- Lifeline Chat
- Mental Health America
- National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention
- National Organization for People of Color Against Suicide
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
- Now Matters Now
- The Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide
- StopBullying.gov
- Suicide Prevention Resource Center
Guides[edit | edit source]
- Act immediately if you believe your child is missing
- If Your Child is Missing
- When Your Child is Missing: A Family Survival English Guide
- When Your Child is Missing: A Family Survival Spanish Guide
Child Victims[edit | edit source]
- https://www.childhelp.org/ National Child Abuse Hotline | Toll-Free: 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453)
- https://www.childhelp.org/ Children and Family Futures
- https://www.nationaldec.org/ National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children (NADEC)
- https://www.missingkids.org National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) | Toll-Free: 1-800-843-5678
- https://ncsacw.samhsa.gov/ National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare
- https://www.nationalcac.org/ National Child Advocacy Center | Telephone: 256-533-KIDS (5437)
- https://www.nationalchildrensalliance.org/ National Children’s Alliance
- https://www.nctsn.org/ National Child Traumatic Stress Network
- https://nationalcasagal.org/ National Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children
- https://pomc.org/ National Organization of Parents of Murdered Children, Inc. | Toll-Free: 1-888-818-POMC
- https://www.childwelfare.gov/ U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services, Child Welfare Information Gateway
- http://www.handlewithcarewv.org/ West Virginia Center for Children’s Justice – Handle With Care
Search and Rescue[edit | edit source]
- https://www.texasequusearch.org/%7C Texas Equusearch
- https://www.prsar.org/%7C Peace River K9 Search and Rescue, Inc
Missing Person Resources by State[edit | edit source]
- Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Online Services
- Alaska Missing Person
- Arizona
- Arizona Missing & Unidentified Persons
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado Cold Case Files
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida database
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Hawaii | Maui County
- Hawaii Missing Children
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana | Missing Children
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana Persons Search
- Maryland Missing Persons
- Michigan Children
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Kansas City
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- New York City
- Nevada | Washoe County
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma.
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Tennessee's Missing Persons
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
- Virginia Missing Children
- Washington | Missing Children
- Washington | Missing Persons
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin Missing Persons
Victim Services[edit | edit source]
The Victim Services Division (VSD) informs, supports, and assists victims in navigating the aftermath of crime and the criminal justice process with dignity and resilience. VSD is responsible for ensuring that victims of crimes investigated by the FBI can receive services and notification as required by federal law and the Attorney General Guidelines on Victim and Witness Assistance.
The Child Pornography Victim Assistance Program
https://www.fbi.gov/how-we-can-help-you/victim-services The Child Pornography Victim Assistance program coordinates assistance and notification services for victims of child sexual abuse material and their guardians.
The Child Victim Services program
https://www.fbi.gov/how-we-can-help-you/victim-services/cpva The Child Victim Services program provides support to child victims and witnesses of federal crimes through investigative forensic interviews and offers indirect support to field victim specialists through consultation with child victim program coordinators. The team is focused on ensuring that any interactions with child victims or witnesses are tailored to the child's stage of development and minimize any additional trauma to the child. The Victim Assistance Program places victim specialists in FBI field offices across the country to personally assist victims of federal crimes investigated by the division or field office where they work; the program also supports cases globally.
The Victim Services Response Team
https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/victim-services-response-team-040819 The Victim Services Response Team deploys to crisis and mass casualty events.
Large-scale case support
https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/victim-services-response-team-040819 Large-scale case support facilitates victim identification, notification, communication, and data analysis.
Crisis response canines
https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/crisis-response-canines Crisis response canines engage with victims, families, first responders, and law enforcement to mitigate stress and anxiety.
Brochures
• https://www.fbi.gov/file-repository/fbi-victim-services-brochure-2018.pdf/
• https://www.fbi.gov/file-repository/help_victims.pdf/
• https://www.fbi.gov/file-repository/vsd-navigating-impact-of-sexual-assault.pdf/
• https://www.fbi.gov/file-repository/children_crime.pdf/
• https://www.fbi.gov/file-repository/humantraffickingenglish-2.pdf/
Mental health care[edit | edit source]
American Psychiatric Association
American Psychological Association
National Association of Social Workers
SAMHSA Mental Health Provider Locator
Substance Abuse Help[edit | edit source]
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing (PROP)
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Detox Local's Drug Withdrawal and Detox Guide