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2019
- Pre-update
- Giving Kids Their Names Back
- Long-term Missing Children
- Living a Parents Worst Nightmare?
- Is Your Explicit Image Out There?
- What if You're Right?
- Child Sexual Exploitation Reports Explode
- Closing In On Child Abductors
- Keeping Hope Alive for Alabama's Missing
- Bringing Them Home
- Keeping Hope Alive for Raymond
- Team Hope Turns 20
- 25 Years with No Name
- Where is Morgan Nick?
- Twins Missing: Jeannette and Dannette Millbrooks
- Where is Megan Garner?
- Twenty Years of Protecting Children
- Vanished in Nashville
- Who Was Valentine Sally
- The Disappearance of Christopher and Shane
- National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
- Pennsylvania State Police and NCMEC: Solving Pennsylvania's Oldest Mysteries
- Missing Jeffrey Lynn
- Vanished in Cape Cod
- Q and A with a CyberTipline Analyst
- Live Streaming: What You Need to Know to Keep Kids Safer
- Run, Baby, Run!
- Partner Spotlight: Old Navy
- National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Takes Child Exploitation Fight to the Cloud
- The Legacy of Sara Anne Wood
- Missing Young Adults
- A Letter to Christopher
- Let trafficking victims have their day in court
- Tom and Nacole Share Their Family's Personal Story
- "Backpage Made a Huge Mistake Today..."
- Backpage CEO Arrested on Child Pimping Charges
- Backpage CEO Arraigned on Child Pimping Charges
- Backpage Updated
- Mark-up of Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act
- Post-Update
- You Could Solve Mystery of Apache Junction Jane Doe
- Hope for Heidi
- Last Seen in Camp Lejeune
- Register Now for NCMEC's Miles for the Missing 5k
- New Hope in a Decades Old Mystery
- Madisonville Jane Doe
- Sexting: What You Should Know, How You Should Respond
- Father left behind
- NCMEC's Top Halloween Safety Tips
- After Nearly 40 Years, Unknown Teen Identified as Sandra Morden
- Tevan's Story
- Who Would Steal a Baby?
- Cyberbullying Unplugged
- Gaming Safely
- Teen Tips
- Parent's Guide to Smartphone Safety
- Protecting Kids Online
- Social Media Safety for Teens
- Talking to Teens About Sexting
- Think Before You Send
- Your NetSmartz
- You Sent a Sext, Now What?
- A Letter to Sara
- Where is Melissa Brannen?
- NCMEC and Ring Partner to Find Missing Children
- Dear Trenton
- Mommy's Still Hoping for Christmas Miracle
- Boys for Sale, Too
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2020
- On Teen's 60th Birthday, Detective Still Holds Out Hope
- Kayla Unbehaun Found Safe!
- Saving Zoe Amber Alert to Rescue
- January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month
- Open Letter From Our President, John Clark, On Child Sex Trafficking This National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
- When the Missing Come Home
- Happy Birthday, Little David
- Grooming in the Digital Age
- For the Love of Likes
- Online “Romance” and Runaway Teens
- The Search Continues for Asha Degree
- A Proper Burial for Nevaeh
- EARN IT Act 2020
- Nominations Now Open for the 2020 Heroes Awards
- Why I Support the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
- How I Work to Keep Kids Safe Online
- His Name Was Billy
- COVID-19 Update
- Child Online Safety
- April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month
- 20 Years and Still Searching: The David Crabtree Case
- "God Just Put Me At the Right Place"
- NCMEC Announces New Elections to its Board of Directors
- Finding Missing Kids: It's in Our DNA
- "She's Out There Somewhere" - 10 Years After Ali Vanished
- We Back the Blue: NCMEC Board of Directors Thanks Law Enforcement
- New Video Highlights Child Protection Efforts in Covid Era.
- "I would never do it again." Julie's Journey
- Four Myths About NCMEC- Busted
- Resources and Technical Assistance to Native American Communities & Indian Country
- Seeking Answers for Sophie
- Separated by Thousands of Miles, a Mother Still Has Hope
- Gina's Gift to Missing Kids
- Where is Cleashindra Hall? An Arkansas Mystery
- A family’s heartbreak: “We just want her home”
- Twenty-five Years
- There are Over 1,600 Actively Missing Children in Family Abduction Cases
- Vinyette Teague Missing 37 Years
- Found Safe: Julia Mann
- Keeping the Faith: A Family's Search
- COVID-19 and Missing & Exploited Children
- An Enduring Legacy for Amber: 1,000 Success Stories
- Letters from Tavia
- Register Now for NCMEC’s Virtual Events
- “We Miss Her So Much” Hope for Kathy After 5 Years
- 15 Years After Hurricane Katrina: How the Lost were Found
- Online Safety Resources for (Virtual) Back to School!
- Found Safe: Talia Jones
- Helping Give Kids Their Names Back
- An Open Letter to the Entertainment Industry
- The Georgia 39 & Operation Not Forgotten
- NCMEC Remembers Don Ryce
- For Officer, Missing Kids With Autism Hits Home
- 6 Times Dogs Were Real Heroes for Kids
- NCMEC's Top Halloween Safety Tips
- Partner Spotlight: Lifetouch Memory Mission 2020
- Searching for Jesse Florez on his Birthday
- We Are in Danger of Losing the Global Battle for Child Safety
- Revolutionizing the Search For Missing Kids
- Missing Brothers: What do they look like now?
- The Power of Kindness and Technology “Delta Dawn” has her name back
- Protecting Our Nation's Children since 1984
- Thank you! Public Tips Bring Missing Kids Home
2021
- Who is Opelika Jane Doe?
- AMBER Alerts: From Heartbreak to Hope
- Moving Forward, Together
- Still Searching for Amber's Killer
- Online Enticement Reports Skyrocket in 2020
- Addressing Child Sex Trafficking: Online Training Now Available!
- NCMEC & Family Promise: Partners in Child Protection
- Help NCMEC Fundraise in 3 Simple Steps
- Washington State’s First AMBER Alert Case Still Missing After 18 Years
- Rise in Online Enticement and Other Trends: NCMEC Releases 2020 Exploitation Stats
- Civil Rights Activist Ozell Sutton Helped Advance Missing Child Movement in America
- We never stop looking
- Dear Bethany... 20 Years Missing
- 38 Years and No Answers: Where is Tracy Byrd?
- International Collaboration With Save The Children
- Lessons Learned “I knew to go to water”
- National Child Abuse Prevention Month Don’t Wait: Talk to Your Kids About Online Safety
- Body Boundaries and the Internet
- May Is For Heroes
- “Everyone’s Heartbroken” Where is Tyson Jones?
- “Dear Tim” - 10 Year Missing Mark in Timmothy Pitzen Case
- College Athlete Sexual Abuse Survivors Partner with NCMEC
- They're Stealing More Cars- With Kids Left in Them
- Can You Remove Nudes from the Internet?
- It's Hurricane Season: Does your family have a plan?
- School’s Out for Summer! Gaming Safety for Kids
- Everybody in the Pool Swimming lessons for kids on the autism spectrum
- NCMEC Partners with Prevent Child Abuse Vermont to Promote Evidence-Based Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Programs
- 6-year-old Louisville Girl Kidnapped – How often Does it happen?
- NCMEC & Yubo Fight Child Exploitation Online
- John Doe 44: How was he identified?
- Miles for Hope: Register Now
- Adam’s Legacy Endures: 15 Years of Child Protection
- Identified: Their names were Kimberly and Dennis
- Supporting Children and Teens as They Return to School
- And We're Off!
- Missing in the shadows of 9/11
- 25 Years of AMBER Alert
- Losing Ground in Child Protection
- 11 Year-Old Hero Brother Stops Kidnapping
- Halloween Safety is Not a Bunch of Hocus Pocus
- Unsolved AMBER Alerts: These Children Still Need Your Help
- So, You Need Some Help...
- Sextortion: What Parents Should Know
- Being A Trusted Adult
- Children Who Run Away Are Missing Kids Too
- They Preyed on the Innocent
- Why Kids Run Away + How We Can Help
- GSTV
- Family Abductions Featured on Netflix’s “Unsolved Mysteries”
- 100,000,000 The race to save children behind the staggering number
- Understanding and Supporting Children Who Run Away from Home
- A Gift for You: Parent CONNECT Child Safety Webinars
- Family Fun and Safety During the Holidays
- Home for the Holidays- NCMEC Success Stories from 2021
- NCMEC and NOVA: Supporting Survivors and Families through Partnership
2022
- NCMEC Partners with A21 to Prevent Human Trafficking
- Healthy vs. Unhealthy Relationships
- Watching Your Child Grow Up in Pictures
- Earn It Act of 2022
- What Is Exploitation?
- The Race To Rescue Child Victims Online
- Paislee Shultis & the Danger of Family Abductions
- Sextortion: The Hidden Pandemic
- What is the CyberTipline?
- National Conference Raises Thousands for Child Protection
- Can You Help Bring Cody Stepp Home?
- “Little Miss Nobody” No More
- To my Daughters, Hanna and Skye: A Letter from Dad
- He Finally Has a Name
- 25 Years and Still Searching for Vivian Trout
- “Children everywhere are safer because of him”
- Missing Children & Autism: Every Minute Matters
- It’s Time to Talk About Child Safety
- April 25 is National DNA Day!
- A New Champion for Children
- Meet the Person Bringing NCMEC Resources to Native Communities
- National Missing Children’s Day is a Reminder That Every Child Deserves a Safe Childhood
- NCMEC Celebrates Everyday Heroes
- Brave 8th-grade girl helps police arrest alleged child molester
- Where is Baby Holly? We Finally Have an Answer.
- Mother of All Father’s Days! Court orders 7-year-old returned to dad in U.S.
- You Can Make a Difference Become a NCMEC Volunteer Today!
- Mom of a sextortion victim a lifeline for parents
- My Child is Missing...What Now?
- This is William: Cold Case Solved After 23 Years
- After 40 years, Princess Doe Identified
- A Year Without Michael...
- In memory of Adam Walsh
- Getting Real: Fighting Child Sex Trafficking
- Another Birthday Passed: Letters to Sam Tapp
- Cycling for Hope
- Searching for 30 Years... Where is Tracy Pickett?
- Family Abduction: "It's a horrific ordeal"
- In Pursuit with John Walsh Aims to Find Missing Kids
- 40 years later, still a mystery: Where is Johnny Gosch?
- Calling Retired Law Enforcement Officers, Team Adam Needs You!
- New Image of Dulce Alavez
- 51 years later: “We are going to find her”
- Finding the Missing Piece: Brother Searches for Twin Sister
- MAKING THE CUT: Behind the scenes of NCMEC's new PSA
- Disaster Preparedness: Have Family Emergency Plans
- Missing for 53 years Girl, 14, has name back
- Mom and her “Munchkin”, Still missing after 20 years
- NCMEC Celebrates “Hope” and People Behind It
- Spook-tacular Halloween Safety Tips
- Vanished in Washington. Where is Lucian Munguia?
- Online child abuse has no borders - NCMEC training out of Africa
- Another birthday without “Jessie” Missing for 14 years
- Thank You
- “We found her!” - Baby Melissa abducted 51 years ago
- "HOLIDAY WISH!” Mom Wants Her Daughter Home for Christmas
- Lost and Found - Victim ID’d after 39 years
- Now Accepting Nominations for the Heroes’ Awards!
- The Gift that Keeps on Giving…
- New Show Shines a Light on the Search for Missing People
- Hope After 29 Years
- The Intersection of Child Sex Trafficking and Youth Homelessness
2023
- One Year Missing: Hanna Lee and Skye Rex
- Under Construction
- AMBER Alerts: From Heartbreak to Hope
- A New Season for Child Protection: A Message from our CEO
- Child Sex Trafficking: What is it, REALLY?
- Who is Opelika Jane Doe?
- A Letter to Susan: Missing for 35 Years
- NCMEC leads global fight to protect kids
- Online Safety: Talk about it Early and Often!
- Couple captured, 5 children rescued!
- Congress Commits to Protecting Children Online
- Team Hope Founders featured in Morgan Nick Hulu Doc
- Search for Abducted Atlanta Baby Goes Nationwide
- NCMEC Launches New Service That Can Help You “Take It Down”
- Missing for 52 years
- Three Years Missing: Hanna Lee and Skye Rex
- A&E City Confidential Features “Boston's Little Girl Lost”
- Can New Image Find Missing Texas Girl
- Using his own pain to help missing kids
- Are You Ready to Ride?
- Child Abuse Prevention Doesn’t Stop in April
- "We're doing great"
- A Night Dedicated to Heroes
- Mother's Day: "I'm a mom until my last breath"
- Beyond Childhood: The Search for Critically Missing Young Adults
- A Day to Remember All Missing Children
- Where is Ameera Deadrick?
- Cleveland Police Missing Kids Summer Safety
- New Posters QR Code
- NCMEC Wins National Award
- How does Queenie do it?
- What happened to 12-year-old Elyssa? New image released
- "People Magazine Investigates" Highlights the Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders
- Missing 6-year-old Georgia Girl Found in Mexico, Reunited with Her Father
- My Son Was a Victim of Sextortion: What I Want Parents to Know
- NCMEC Launches New Child Sex Trafficking Training for Child Welfare
- Abducted Baby Case Gets New Help: Can First Ever Image Bring Juan Tristan Home?
- Candy Man Victim: New Clues in Serial Killer Mystery
- Sampson County Jane Doe Identified: Her Name is Victoria
- Uncovering Familial Trafficking: Adira James's Story
- NCMEC Announces Expanded Partnership with Leading Internet Company, Verisign
- Alert! Ransom Scams Target Parents
- CyberTipline Renewed: NCME Launches Updated Reporting Form
- Not even a minute: Don't leave kids alone in cars
- Back-to-School Internet Safety Tips
- A Portrait of Hope
- Don't Be Fooled: Tips for Spotting Fake Missing Child Posters
- Unsolved AMBER Alerts: These Children Still Need Your Help
- Into the Cloud™ & Take it Down: Now Available in Spanish
- "Into the Cloud™" & Take it Down: Ahora Disponibles en Español
- Go Team Adam! 20 years helping find missing kids
- New Image Released: 8 Year-Old Still Missing
- Baby Holly's Untold Story
- Survivors Speak Out in Support of Critical Child Protection Legislation
- Ware County Jane Doe Identified, Arrests Made
- Straying Away from "Stranger Danger"
- Mom on the Run: U.S. Marshals need your help!
- Financial sextortion "a growing crisis"
- Can a New Image Help a Mother’s 20-Year Search?
- A Devastating Blow to Child Protection: Meta Expands Encryption
- Abducted Arizona Siblings Found Safe
- Pareja fugitiva: Hermano y hermana en peligro
- Give Hope this Holiday Season
- Holiday Mystery: Where is Shemika Cosey?
- Trafficking Survivor Speaks Out: Jose Alfaro’s Story
2024
- Santa brought a smartphone? Safety tips for parents
- Child Sex Trafficking: Know the Signs
- Reviving Justice: "America's Most Wanted" Returns
- Taken from a Bowling Alley: The Teekah Lewis Mystery
- Congress Holds ‘Big Tech’ Accountable in Monumental Child Safety Hearing
- NCMEC Debuts New Sextortion Videos for Safer Internet Day
- Two Decades without Daniel
- Vanished in Shreveport: David Yeager's Story
- One third of missing children enticed online are recovered in a different state: New Analysis
- Where in the world is NCMEC? This week, Brussels and Dubai
- 50 Year Search: Sister Still Missing
- Remembering Relisha Rudd: 10 Years Missing
- "Alert: Missing Persons Unit" Back for Season Two
- After the Fire: The Ramona Brown Mystery
- Generative AI CSAM is CSAM
- Program Partner Spotlight: NASRO
- 40 Years of Hope
- A Mother's Dying Plea: Find Your Little Sister
- NCMEC Releases New Sextortion Data
- Helping Child Survivors: The Fight to Remove Sex Abuse Images
- “No Escape Room” Launches with New Data: Interactive Experience Exposes Dangers of Financial Sextortion
- Charlotte is My Hero: My missing niece came home and put her captor away for life
- In Response to Stanford Internet Observatory Cyber Policy Center’s report
- April 25 is National DNA Day!
- Kudos to Kuno! K-9 has knack for finding missing kids
- The Search for Timmothy Pitzen: New NCMEC Image
- A Birthday Wish for Serenity
- 40th Birthday Still Missing: Seeking Answers
- Adam's Legacy: Transforming how we search for missing children
- John Walsh is Crimefighter of the Year
- CrimeCon 2024: A Celebration of "NCMEC 40"
- Our Porch Light Stays On Until All Missing Kids Come Home
- NCMEC on a Mission: President signs law expanding our reach
- Two Years Later: New Image in Joniah Walker Case
- Where is Sextortion Happening? New Trends Released in Growing Crisis
- Michael Vaughan's Birthday: A Message from Mom
- The Milk Carton Kids
- So your child got a new device? Now it's time to talk.
- Don't Be Fooled: Tips for Spotting Fake Missing Child Posters
- Happy Birthday Adrianna Garcia: “Love you little sis, wherever you are”
- Adam's Story: How his parents galvanized a missing children’s movement
- Her Name is Alexa: Sisters' Search for Truth
- Not even a minute: Don't leave kids alone in cars
- Back to School, Back to Safety: NCMEC's Top Tips
- Every Image is a Crime Scene: NCMEC's fight to protect children online
- The Power of Private Giving: Helping Fuel the Mission of NCMEC
- URGENT ALERT: Record drownings of kids with autism
- "I want answers": A Mother's 25-Year Search
- Missing Sarah and Jacob Hoggle: New Age-Progression Images
- Sign Up to Get Active with “Miles for Hope”
- Pioneers Honored: 40 Years of NCMEC
- Breaking: Suspect ID'd in Morgan Nick Case
- The Rise of Clicky: How NetSmartz Made Internet Safety Fun
- "Adam": More Than a Movie
- Millions of Calls: The Impact of 1-800-THE-LOST
- Halloween Safety Tips: Beware of the Tricks!
- First Line of Defense: Guidelines to Help Online Platforms Detect Sexually Exploited Kids
- Adam Walsh: A Legacy of Hope
- Leave the Light On: Keeping the Search Alive
- Thanksgiving Hope: Can You Help Find Christa Belusko?
- This Giving Tuesday, Double Your Impact to Protect Children
- Behind the Scenes: How NCMEC identified new sextortion crisis
- Going the Extra Mile for NCMEC
- The Growing Concerns of Generative AI and Child Sexual Exploitation
- New Device for the Holidays? Perfect Time to Talk Safety
- Your Role in Child Sex Trafficking Prevention
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2025
- Happy New Year: A Message from Our CEO
- “Remember how much I love you” – Happy Birthday Solenne
- Traffickers Target Kids Who Run Away
- Unresolved AMBER Alerts: These Children Still Need Your Help
- Can New Images Help Find Missing Siblings?
- Disappearance that shook New York City: Patrick Alford missing 15 years
- At long last, justice for Amanda
- “My heart aches for your return”: Missing Janteyl Johnson
- One Block Away: Kristopher's Story
- NCMEC Releases New Tools on Safer Internet Day
- Bennett, where are you?
- Celebrating 35 Years of Adobe Photoshop
- BREAKING NEWS: Aziz Khan Found Safe After 7 Years
- Andrea Reyes: Found Safe After 25 Years
- Spotlight on AI: Finding hidden trafficking victims
- For 20 Years, We’ve Helped AMBER Alerts Reach More People, Faster
- "Another little boy with autism has drowned": Record 82 fatalities last year
- “I know he’s alive”: Renewed Search for Missing Infant
- Now Playing: New Episode of “Into the Cloud”
- New clues in 22-year mystery: Can you help give Jane "Alcoa" Doe her name back?
- New Initiative Helps Solve Unidentified Cold Case
- "America’s Most Wanted" is back with new missing persons special
- "We miss you. We love you." Where is Yansis?
- NCMEC Releases New Data: 2024 in Numbers
- Alert! Ransom Scams Target Parents
- Remembering All Missing Kids — Even those taken by someone they love
- One Search Could Help Find a Missing Child
- 30 Years Missing: Morgan Nick's Legacy Lives On
- Stolen at 17 Days: Can New Image Find Kevin Verville?
- Roads to Recovery: How One of NCMEC's New Technology Partners is Helping Bring Missing Children Home
- Is Your Child Safe Online? Protecting Kids in a Digital World
- Lights, Camera, Hope: On Set with NCMEC
- NBC Spotlights Cold Cases: New Page Showcases AP Images
- Missing at 13: A lifetime without answers
- Can You Remove Nudes from the Internet?
- A mother’s quest to end five decades of silence, pain
- Genetic Genealogy Cracks 53-Year-Old Cold Case: Investigators Still Need Your Help
- Mystery in Mohave: Mom Murdered, Two Babies Missing
- Back to School in the Age of AI: New Tools for Kids
- Surprising Turn in Kayla Unbehaun Case
- Raising Jac: The young face of a growing crisis
- Using sextortion to groom kids for violence, pain
- Stolen Babies: Help Find Me
- Spike in online crimes against children a “wake-up call”
- Backpage and CityXGuide Trafficking Survivors: Act Now for Compensation and Legal Help
- The Little Girl in the Barrel: A Bear Brook Mystery Solved
- Applauding Innovation: How Esri Helps Bring Missing Children Home
- When True Crime Meets Hope: NCMEC at CrimeCon 2025
- Together for a Safer Childhood: NCMEC Celebrates Stories of Hope
- From Mystery to Miracle: Missing Sisters Found Safe After 36 Years
- 20 Years Without Heather: Family Holds onto Memories
- Backpacks Packed? Don’t Forget These Safety Skills
- Her Name Was Only the Beginning: Seeking Justice for Ruth Brenneman
- Vanished from the Boardwalk: 15 Years Searching for Yesenia
- No Tricks, Just Treats: Halloween Safety Tips for a Fright-Free Night
- They're Missing Too: Why Runaway Children Need Our Help
- Family Promise and NCMEC: Protecting Children, Supporting Families
- The deepfake dilemma: New challenges protecting students, confidentiality
- Vanished at Sea: New Image in a 20-year Mystery
- Hope for the Holidays: Because Every Family Deserves to Be Together
- NCMEC on the Hill: “Online child exploitation escalating, more violent”
- Delivering Hope: 40 Years of the ‘Have You Seen Me?’ Campaign
- A Year of Stories: Together, We Made a Difference
- A New Year Message from Our CEO