Getting 5000 Families Back Together: Reuniting Fractured Families After a Disaster: The Role of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

• 2006

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• Daniel Broughton; Ernest Allen; Robert Hannemann; Joshua Petrikin
PMID: 16735280DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2006-0099s

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The article discusses the devastating impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on the Gulf Coast region in 2005, which led to the displacement of nearly 5000 children. It highlights the efforts of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) in locating missing children, utilizing technology and specialized programs like Project ALERT and Team Adam. The response to the crisis involved establishing hotlines, creating a new toll-free number, and deploying retired law enforcement officers to assist in finding and reuniting missing children with their families. The article also covers the media and corporate support received during the search and the eventual successful reunification of all missing children.

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Focus Area: Natural Disasters

Audiences: Emergency Managers; EMS Clinicians; Physicians

Emergency Management Stage: Response

Collection: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Child; Child Custody; Child Welfare; Child, Abandoned; Disaster Planning; Disasters; Family; Louisiana; Organizations, Nonprofit; Relief Work

Institutions: Mayo Clinic

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