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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
| USA |
800-843-5678 |
| USA TTY |
800-826-7653 |
| Australia |
011-800-0843-5678 |
| Canada |
800-843-5678 |
| Europe |
00-800-0843-5678 |
| Hong Kong |
022-800-0843-5678 |
| Japan |
011-800-0843-5678 or 0062-800-0843-5678 |
| Mexico |
001-800-843-5678 |
| South Korea |
001-800-0843-5678 |
| Taiwan |
00-800-843-5678 |
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
- Language services are available
The 24-Hour 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
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (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 the National
Center for Missing & Exploited Children 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.
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