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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).

Toll Free and Phone Free Numbers

Callers without access to the USA 800/toll-free telephone system may dial 001-703-522-9320 to reach the Hotline. This is not a toll or phone free number.

Facts About the Hotline

• The Hotline is toll-free for all the countries/regions listed above

• All calls to the Hotline are recorded

• Caller ID is available

• 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, 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 20 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.1800runaway.org.