Resources

Resources

• 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

Mental Health Resources / Suicide Prevention https://afsp.org/suicide-prevention-resources

Guides

• 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

• 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

• https://www.texasequusearch.org/%7C Texas Equusearch
• https://www.prsar.org/%7C Peace River K9 Search and Rescue, Inc

Missing Person Resources by State

   ALABAMA Law Enforcement Missing Persons
   ALASKA Department of Public Safety Missing Persons Bulletin == Alaska Bureau of Investigation / Missing Persons Clearinghouse 
   CALIFORNIA Department of Justice Missing Persons
   COLORADO Bureau of Investigation Missing Persons==
   CONNECTICUT Division of Criminal Justice Missing Persons
   FLORIDA Department of Law Enforcement Missing Person Clearinghouse
   GEORGIA Bureau of Investigation Missing Persons
   HAWAII Department of Social Services Missing Children
   IDAHO State Police Missing Person Clearinghouse
   ILLINOIS State Police Clearinghouse for Missing Persons
   INDIANA State Police Missing Person Bulletin
   IOWA Department of Public Safety Missing Persons Clearinghouse
   KANSAS Bureau of Investigation Missing Person Clearinghouse
   KENTUCKY State Police Missing Persons
   LOUISIANA Missing Persons
   MAINE State Police Missing Persons
   MARYLAND
   MASSACHUSETTS State Police Missing Persons
   MICHIGAN State Police Missing Persons
   MINNESOTA Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Missing Persons
   MISSISSIPPI
   MISSOURI State Highway Patrol Missing Persons Clearinghouse
   MONTANA Department of Justice Missing Persons Clearinghouse
   NEBRASKA State Patrol Missing Persons
   NEVADA
   NEW HAMPSHIRE Division of State Police Missing Persons
   NEW JERSEY State Police Missing Persons Unit
   NEW MEXICO Department of Public Safety Missing Persons
   NEW YORK State Missing Persons Clearinghouse
   NORTH CAROLINA Department of Public Safety Missing Persons
   NORTH DAKOTA Attorney General Cold Cases
   OHIO Attorney General Missing Persons
   OKLAHOMA Chief Medical Examiner Missing Persons
   OREGON State Police Missing Persons Clearinghouse
   PENNSYLVANIA Crime Stoppers Missing Persons
   RHODE ISLAND Department of Public Safety Missing Children
   SOUTH CAROLINA Registry of Missing Children
   SOUTH DAKOTA Attorney General Missing Persons
   TENNESSEE Bureau of Investigation Missing Persons
   TEXAS  Department of Public Safety Missing Person Clearinghouse
   UTAH Department of Public Safety Missing Persons
   VERMONT State Police Missing Persons
   VIRGINIA State Police Missing Persons
   WASHINGTON State Police Missing Persons Unit
   WASHINGTON D.C. Metropolitan Police Missing Persons
   WEST VIRGINIA State Police Missing Persons
   WISCONSIN Missing Persons Clearinghouse
   WYOMING

Victim Services

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/