National Center for Missing Adults
 

 

Recent NOKR and NCMA Press release
For Immediate Release:
Tuesday, July 30, 2008
San Diego, California USA

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NOKR and the NCMA have partnered together to become a force multiplier in locating missing and endangered adults in America.  We are working to strength both NCMA’s mision along with NOKR’s by working together collaboratively to help those injured, missing or deceased.  Our partnership will work to help find and bring home our nations Mothers, Fathers, Sons, Daughters and Grandchildren by building more visibility through our established networks of Local and State agencies as well as public awareness. NCMA is also encouraging the public to register their emergency contact information with NOKR as a preparedness service, this resource will serve for the unforeseen such as accidents, disasters or missing persons.  We would also like to encourage the public, corporations and government agencies to help provide funding support for both organizations.  Our combined mission at the end of the day is to serve you.

 

About (NCMA): The National Center for Missing Adults (NCMA) is a division of Nation's Missing Children Organization, Inc. (NMCO) - a 501c (3) non-profit organization working in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs. The National Center for Missing Adults (NCMA) was formally established after the passage of Kristen’s Law (H.R. 2780) by the 106th United States Congress on October 26th, 2000 (S11181). As directed by H.R. 2780, NCMA operates as the national clearinghouse for missing adults, providing services and coordination between various government agencies, law enforcement, media, and most importantly - the families of missing adults. NCMA also maintains a national database of missing adults determined to be "endangered" or otherwise at-risk. More precisely - NCMA performs the following core legally mandated functions: (1) to establish and maintain a national clearinghouse for missing adults; (2) to assist law enforcement and families in locating missing adults; (3) to serve as a national repository of information accessible to the general public, advocacy groups, and law enforcement for the purpose of tracking missing adults who are determined by law enforcement to be endangered due to age, diminished mental capacity, or the circumstances of disappearance are suspicious, when foul play is suspected or circumstances are unknown; (4) to maintain statistical information of adults reported as missing; (5) to provide informational resources and referrals to families of missing adults; (6) to assist in public notification and provide victim advocacy related to missing adults; (7) to develop and deliver training to improve law enforcement response to missing adults and their families through training and promotion of best practices in service delivery. How we help families and Law Enforcement The National Center for Missing Adults has been the principal service provider to missing adults and their family members, also providing assistance to local, state and federal law enforcement throughout the country. 1) Advocacy 2) National Helpline and Crisis Center 3) Search Assistance 4) Crisis Assistance and Long Term Support 5) Resources and Referrals 6) National Information Distribution 7) Hope2Support - Online Support Group for Victim’s Family Members   8) Volunteer Coordination 9) National Media Assistance 10) Law Enforcement Training - Chiefs of Police, Sheriff’s and Policy Makers 11) Law Enforcement Training – Investigators and First Responders 12) Missing Adult Case Assistance 13) Unsolved Homicide Case Assistance 14) Prevention and Personal Safety Information 15) Public Speaking and Public Awareness Programs 16) Cooperation and information sharing with other Victim Service Providers and Criminal Justice Agencies

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