Definitions
A child whose whereabouts are unknown.
What is a missing child?
A child whose is this age or younger is automatically considered in immediate danger
What is age 13 or younger?
When a child is missing and in immediate danger, law enforcement must be contacted immediately
What is the first reporting step?
Search activities begin when a child is identified as missing.
what happens immediately after a child is missing?
All efforts to locate, engage, and return an MOA child should be documented in this.
What is dictation?
A youth whose whereabouts are known, but refuses to return to placement or caregiver.
What is an absent child?
A child believed to be a victim of this is considered in immediate danger.
What is sexual exploitation or human trafficking?
The number obtained from law enforcement after filing a missing person report, starts with the letter 'M'
The search plan must be updated at least this often until the child is located.
What is weekly?
This tab should be used to document MOA meetings and consultations.
What is the MOA Consult tab?
A child taken away by persuasion, fraud, or force without permission.
What is abduction?
This type of situation includes a child believed to have been taken away by force.
What is abduction?
A missing child not in immediate danger must be reported to law enforcement no later than this amount of time after being identified missing.
What is four hours?
When a child returns, staff must determine whether a child experienced this during the MOA episode
What is the child's circumstances and experiences while MOA? What is CSEC/Human Trafficking?
A child who has been missing more than this many times in 60 days requires a child specific planning meeting.
twice
A national organization that helps locate missing children and provides resources and supports to families and child welfare agencies.
What is NCMEC?
A child of any age may be considered in immediate danger if they pose danger to themselves or others.
What factors are considered when assessing danger?
This organization must be contacted within 24 hours when a youth age 20 or younger is missing
What is NCMEC?
Anxiety, boredom, and conflicts with peers, staff, or family are examples of these.
Triggers
A computerized law enforcement index used to help locate missing persons.
What is NCIC?
This appendix provides factors used to consider immediate danger
what is Appendix B?
What is the CSEC MDT Coordinator?
Staff may search specific locations and addresses where the child may be, while also reaching out to family members, friends, and close connections. These efforts fall under this broad strategy.
What are community searches and contacting the child's network?
Prevention planning should be personalized to the child and developed through collaboration with the child, placement providers, MOA team, parents/caregivers, mentors, and other important people in the child’s life. The overall purpose is to prioritize these three things.
What are stability, safety, and growth?