History The creation of The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) revolves around two prominent child disappearances. The first happened in 1979. Etan Patz, who was 6 years old, was reported missing after he never made it to his school...
Being the parent or guardian of a child who goes missing or worse, has experienced sexual exploitation, can be extremely difficult to manage. How do you as a parent or guardian cope with a child who’s gone missing? How do you talk to, relate to, and support a child...
While children wandering off is a concern for pretty much every parent out there, parents of children with autism know it’s an even bigger risk for their kids. Children with autism are more prone to wandering away from a safe place, with a 2012 study finding that...