LostNMissing

LostNMissing, Inc

When A Teen Goes Missing

Teen Hotlines

National Suicide Hotline
National Hotline 1-800-448-3000

Children of the Night
Los Angeles, CA
Hotline: 1.800.551.1300
Phone: 818.908.4474

Florida Coalition Against Human Trafficking (FCAHT)
Statewide
Toll Free Number: 888.630.3350
Intake Line: 866.446.5600
Naples: 239.390.3350, 239.947.2452
Jacksonville: 904.384.0961
Tampa: 727.446.4177 ext 115
Shalimar: 850.651.2593
Miami: 305.547.1557
Orlando: 321.848.2202

Center to End Adolescent Sexual Exploitation (CEASE)
Atlanta, GA
Intake Line: 404.224.4415 (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm)
Phone: 404.224.4415

Chicago Coalition for the Homeless - Prostitution Alternatives Roundtable Chicago, IL
Phone: 312.435.4548

The Salvation Army Partnership to Rescue Minors from Sexual Exploitation (PROMISE)
Chicago, IL
Emergency Hotline: 877.606.3158

Veronica's Voice
Kansas City, KA and servicing Missouri
24 Hour Crisis Hotline: 816.728.0004
Phone Number: 816.483.7101

You Are Never Alone (YANA)
Baltimore, MD
Hotline: 410.905.5839
Phone: 410.566.7973
Email: yanainc@earthlink.net

Massachusetts Home for Little Wonderers
Boston, MA
Phone: 888.HOME.321
617.267.3700

Alternatives for Girls
Detroit, MI
Crisis Line: 888.AFG.3919
Phone: 313.361.4000

Breaking Free
St. Paul, MN
Phone: 651.645.6557
Email: breakingfree@breakingfree.net

Girls Educational and Mentoring Services (GEMS)
New York, NY
Phone: 212.926.8089

If you are an adult and allowing a minor child to stay at your residence, without parental consent, you are breaking the law and can be prosecuted.

If your child is missing, and under 18, always call:

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC)
Hotline: 800.THE.LOST / 800.843.5678

Posted by date order with the older date missing first, and the most recent at bottom.
Teens missing prior to 2009 are located in the Unsolved Missing tab.

While it's a very worrisome and a trying time when a teen goes missing, the good news is that nearly all who are missing, due to running away, are located within a few days to a month. As parents this can seem like years. A few tips to help locate your teenager would be:

Provide police with all social network sites and usernames that your teen may use. Many are located due to leaving clues behind on their Myspace or Facebook.
Always provide the most recent photograph, preferably a school photo.
Contact the NCMEC (see below)
Never use your cell or home number on missing posters. This can cause you to run in circles from false leads.
Always use the police agency as the number on missing posters. They have the ability to trace or record incoming calls. Our agency will design posters and have you pick up in your local print shop for community posting. Do note that police do not hang missing posters. You will want to gather a number of friends/family to assist.

You may contact us at anytime for assistance in helping to reach the media and getting the word out regarding your missing teen. As an added note,
We will not print nor post date of birth or social security numbers of our missing teens. This leaves them vulnerable to potential identity theft. Once your teen is safely located, we will delete as much evidence as possible of their previous missing status. Please know that unfortunately Google and other search engines may retain that information on the internet for many years. We will assist with making contact with as many media and internet outlets as possible to help remove the information.