As the national clearinghouse on missing and exploited children issues, NCMEC is uniquely situated to identify trends and create educational resources to address the changing needs of children, families, and communities. NCMEC provides safety and prevention resources for families and child-serving professionals focusing on the topics of online and real-world safety, including skills on how to handle a variety of situations ranging from staying home alone to knowing what to do in case of an emergency, to abduction and child sexual exploitation prevention.

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NCMEC provides safety and prevention resources for families and child-serving professionals focusing on the topics of online and real-world safety, including skills on how to handle a variety of situations ranging from staying home alone to knowing what to do in case of an emergency, to abduction and child sexual exploitation prevention.

 

Since its beginning in 1984, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) has sought to

* Prevent child abduction and sexual exploitation

* Find missing children

* Help victims of child abduction and sexual exploitation, as well as their families

Some specific programs the NCMEC conduct include

* Serving as a clearinghouse for information about missing and exploited children

* Distributing photographs and descriptions of missing children

* Operating a hotline for reporting Internet-related child sexual exploitation

NCMEC also assists and trains law enforcement agencies and social service professionals to prevent, investigate, prosecute, and treat cases involving missing and exploited children.