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24-Hour Hotline
If you think you have seen a missing child, contact the National Center
for Missing & Exploited Children at 1-800-THE-LOST
(1-800-843-5678). Callers without access to the U.S. 800 telephone
system should call 001-703-522-9320.
Canada, Mexico, and the
United States
1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678) |
Other Countries
00-800-0843-5678 or
001-703-522-9320 |
- The Hotline is toll-free for Canada, Europe, Mexico, and the United
States
- All calls to the Hotline are recorded
- Language services are available
NCMEC's Hotline receives calls for service from
- Families and law-enforcement agencies calling to report a missing
child and seek assistance in their search
- People reporting the sighting of a missing child and requesting safety
information to better protect their children
- People reporting child-sexual exploitation
- Professionals seeking resources to assist them in their missing-
and sexually exploited child cases
- Parents who need reunification assistance once their child is found
National Child Pornography Tipline and CyberTipline
NCMEC, in conjunction with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (formerly U.S. Customs
Service), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, serves as the National
Child Pornography Tipline (1-800-843-5678). The Tipline handles
calls from individuals reporting the sexual exploitation of children through
the production and distribution of pornography.
For online reporting of child sexual exploitation, visit NCMEC's CyberTipline
at www.CyberTipline.com.
National Runaway Switchboard
The Hotline has established a system of networking calls to the National
Runaway Switchboard (NRS) in Chicago, Illinois. On average NCMEC transfers
information from 15 such calls each day to NRS. This sharing of information
ensures that both agencies talk with the caller about the runaway child
to glean the facts needed to best assist him or her without either organization
duplicating services or efforts to help the runaway child and that child's
family. Visit the National Runaway Switchboard online at http://www.nrscrisisline.org.
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