Our Work
NCMEC proactively provides assistance to victims, families, law enforcement, social service agencies, mental health agencies and others when they need help with a missing, exploited or recovered child.
Every child deserves a safe childhood.
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Read our 2023 Impact Report here, which details our recovery efforts, how we protect children and what we do to prevent crimes against children.
Learn more about our leadership, our regional offices, our history and other aspects of NCMEC.
NCMEC has resources to help families and communities prepare for disasters. Involving children in preparing for an emergency will help them feel safer before, during and after a disaster.
When a child goes missing, NCMEC has a full range of technical assistance and resources, available at no cost to tribal law enforcement, families or caregivers.
NCMEC has dedicated staff and partners available to assist in cases involving missing and exploited children.
NCMEC is able to analyze case data and CyberTipline information to assess trends in the field and help inform NCMEC’s prevention education programming.
Our publications provide information related to the issues of missing children, child sexual exploitation, safety and prevention.