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Be the Support, Helping Victims of Child Sexual Abuse Material: A Guide for Mental Health Professionals

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The following publications provide information related to the issues of missing children, child sexual exploitation, and safety and prevention.

Missing

A Child Is Missing: Providing Support for Families of Missing Children

A Child Is Missing: Providing Support for Families of Missing Children

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Investigative Checklist for First Responders

Checklist for Public-Safety Telecommunicators When Responding to Calls Pertaining to Missing, Abducted, and Sexually Exploited Children

Checklist for Public-Safety Telecommunicators

Federal Resources on Missing and Exploited Children: A Directory for Law Enforcement and Other Public and Private Agencies

Federal Resources on Missing and Exploited Children

Children Missing From Care: The Law-Enforcement Response

Children Missing From Care

For health care professionals: Guidelines on prevention of and response to infant abductions

For Healthcare Professionals

Family Abduction: Prevention & Response

Family Abduction: Prevention & Response

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Investigator's Package, Missing and Abducted Children: A Law-Enforcement Guide to Case Investigation and Program Management

(Investigator's Package) A Law-Enforcement Guide to Case Investigation and Program Management

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Missing Child Emergency Response- Quick Reference Guide

Missing Child Emergency Response- Quick Reference Guide

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Investigative Checklist for Law Enforcement When Helping Unsupervised and Runaway Children

Investigative Checklist for Law Enforcement When Helping Unsupervised and Runaway Children

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Promising Practices to Address Wandering Individuals with Developmental Disabilities or Dementia

Promising Practices to Address Wandering of Individuals with Developmental Disabilities or Dementia

Search Protocols and Questionnaire for First Responders

A Law Enforcement Guide on International Parent Kidnapping

A Law Enforcement Guide on International Parental Kidnapping

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Considering Locative Technology in the Disability Community: Balancing Autonomy and Safety

Standard for Public Safety Telecommunicators When Responding to Calls of Missing, Abducted and Sexually Exploited Children

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Missing Child Posters: Info for Parents and Guardians

Litigating International Child Abduction Cases

Litigating International Child Abduction Cases

Law Enforcement Policy and Procedures for Reports of Missing and Abducted Children

Law Enforcement Model Policy and Procedures for Reports of Missing and Abducted Children

Exploited

Child Sex Trafficking Overview 2025

Child Sex Trafficking Overview

Child Sex Trafficking in America: A Guide for Parents & Guardians

Child Sex Trafficking in America: A Guide for Parents & Guardians

Child Sex Trafficking in America: A Guide for Child Welfare Professionals

Child Sex Trafficking in America: A Guide for Child Welfare Professionals

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NCMEC Resources for Child Sexual Exploitation Survivors, Caregivers & Families

Missing Children, State Care, and Child Sex Trafficking

Missing Children, State Care & Child Sex Trafficking

Child Molesters: A Behavioral Analysis, For Professionals Investigating the Sexual Exploitation of Children

Child Molesters: A Behavioral Analysis

Support for Child Sexual Abuse Material Survivors & Their Families

You Are Not Alone: Support for Child Sexual Abuse Material Survivors & Their Families

Helping Families Prevent Child Sexual Exploitation

Helping Families Prevent Sexual Exploitation

Helping Schools & Communities Prevent Child Sexual Exploitation

Helping Schools & Communities Prevent Sexual Exploitation

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The Attorney Manual: Guide to Representation of Children Victimized by the Online Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material

Helping Victims of Child Sexual Abuse Material: A Guide for Law Enforcement

Be the Solution: Helping Victims of Child Sexual Abuse Material - A Guide for Law Enforcement

Be the Support, Helping Victims of Child Sex Abuse Material: A Guide for Mental Health Professionals

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Understanding Child Sexual Abuse Material & Getting Support for Survivors, Caregivers & Families

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Working Together To Empower Support Assist Survivors, Caregivers & Families

Safety & Prevention

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Safe to Compete

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Child ID Kit

Staying Home Alone

Staying Home Alone

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KidSmartz: Preventing Abduction

What Should You Do If You See A Child Who Appears To Be Lost?

What Should You Do If You See A Child Who Appears to Be Lost?