A Child Is Missing Alert

No Cold Cases Here

Every 40 seconds a child is reported missing in the U.S. Forty seconds is an instant, but one that can forever change lives. It is a frightening statistic and scary words to hear that a child is missing. Any time a child is alone on the streets, or any vulnerable person for that matter, they are at risk. A nationwide community based first responder telephone program to help search for missing children did not exist. Sherry Friedlander founded A Child Is Missing (ACIM) in 1997.
A Ft. Lauderdale based national non-profit, A Child Is Missing Alert Program assists law enforcement in the search and early recovery of missing children, the elderly (often with Alzheimer’s) and the disabled. ACIM does this in the critical first hours after someone has gone missing by linking law enforcement with the community via rapid response telephone communication.
A Child Is Missing Alert Program may be used before an Amber Alert might be activated. ACIM activation time is approximately 15 minutes after police request assistance to help in the search for any vulnerable individual. The Amber Alert could take two hours to be activated, if, and only if, the case fits the criteria.
The chance of a child going missing is 1 in 42. Furthermore, 74% of abductions ate girls 4 -11 years old, blond, blue eyes and white. The victim is accessible and one of opportunity. The reason is sexual assault. The result is often murder. There is a 2-3 hour window to recover these children safely. Starting in Broward County, Florida, and with the guidance from law enforcement, A Child Is Missing now covers all 50 states A Child Is Missing Alert Program is free to all law enforcement and the communities they serve.

For more information go to: http://www.achildismiss.com/