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The Arkansas Missing Children Services Program (AMCSP) located in the Outreach Division of the Attorney General's Office serves as Arkansas' statewide clearinghouse. The mission of AMCSP is to assist in the recovery and prevention of missing children and to educate the public on child safety issues.
AMCSP serves as a central repository of information on missing children and is the main point of contact between the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and non-profit missing children organizations in the state. AMCSP provides a statewide toll-free hotline for reports and sightings of missing children, serves as a liaison and provides referrals for families, law enforcement, social service agencies and other state clearinghouses. The clearinghouse maintains a database on missing children cases, flags birth and school records, assists in the creation and distribution of missing children fliers and has NCIC access. As part of their photo-partnership campaign, AMCSP distributes fliers of missing children to law enforcement, schools, social service agencies and many local businesses. The clearinghouse also provides training and technical assistance for law enforcement and assists by providing access to other state clearinghouses and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children through Compuserve and the Internet.
Resource speakers and printed child safety materials are made available upon request. In addition to informational presentations, AMCSP has coordinated a number of safety events at malls, state fairs and festivals where children are fingerprinted and/or photographed and presented with identification cards and safety tips.
The clearinghouse also plans public awareness events around National Missing Children's Day each year, proclaiming the month of May as missing children awareness month and involving schools and daycares in child protection activities.
Available Online:
- What to do if your child is missing
- Missing children photos
- Center for Missing and Exploited Children's Cyber Tip Line
- Morgan Nick Foundation
- Other resources
- Sign up for free wireless Amber Alerts
- Missing Adults
