61. Y.E.S. Youth Educated In Safety YES Home Missing Children Is Your Child Missing Missing Children National Center For missing adults Help Find Wisconsin s Missing Children http://www.yeswi.org/htdocs/missing_adults.html

Y.E.S. Home Missing Children Is Your Child Missing Missing Children Resources ... Contact Sign-up for free weekly tips on how to keep your children safe. National Center For Missing Adults Help Find Wisconsin's Missing Children Bulletin: Missing: Andy Lathrop

62. Project Jason - Internet Resources (NMCO) Center for missing adults (CMA) provides assistance to families of missing missing adultsMissing Children is dedicated to missing adults and http://www.projectjason.org/resources.html

Project Jason: Assistance for Families Adopt a Missing Person Calendar of Events Miles for the Missing ... Download a Project Jason Personal ID Kit Always, always, look at the faces of the missing. Remember that it could be your daughter or son, or any of many family members or close friends. It hurts when they are gone. Please help to bring them home. Internet Resources National Center for Missing and Exploited Children NCMEC was established in 1984 as a private, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization to provide services nationwide for families and professionals in the prevention of abducted, endangered, and sexually exploited children. The Nation's Missing Children Organization, Inc. Beyond Missing BeyondMissing provides law enforcement agencies and parents with a secure, Internet based system to create and distribute missing child flyers to law enforcement, the media, and public and private recipients. Carole Sund/Carrington Memorial Reward Foundation The Sund/Carrington Memorial Reward Fund has been established to provide resources to families without economic means to offer rewards for information to help law enforcement officials locate missing loved ones and to bring violent criminals to justice. The Center for Hope The Center for Hope, Inc. is a not for profit organization with the mission of providing resources to educate, assist and support families and friends to cope with the ambiguous disappearance of a loved one. The primary goals of HOPE are to design and construct the "National Remorial for Missing Persons", and to promote and provide support, education and healing for survivors by sponsoring professionally run seminars including an annual ceremony on Missing Person's Day.

63. Missing Adult Checklist Notify other non–profit organizations that assist with missing adults. Circulatemissing person posters of the missing adult except in locations http://www.thecolumbiastar.com/news/2005/0722/Front_Page/005.html

Columbia's locally owned weekly newspaper since 1963 Columbia, SC To advertise with us call 803-771-0219 or email mmaddock@sc.rr.com News Front Page News Business Society ... Archives Advertising Rate Card Classifieds Shopping Page Links ... Subscription Links Printable wedding form Bob Ford Call the Cops Search Archive Contact Us Columbia Star Deadlines Newspaper web site content management software and services Front Page July 22, 2005 Missing Adult Checklist Double check with friends, family, work, and school that the person is missing and not just on a vacation or on leave of absence. Contact local, county, or state law enforcement agencies to make a missing person report (you do not have to contact all three if one opens an inves-tigation). Ask the law enforcement agency to open a missing person investigation. Obtain a case number or copy of the report, if possible. Ask for the detective or investigators’ name and extension number or direct line. Ask the police department to enter the missing person’s information into the National Crime Information Center’s (NCIC) database and obtain the NIC number, if possible (starts with “M” followed by nine numeric digits, M-123456789). Provide as much information as possible on the person’s behavior and whereabouts prior to the disappearance. It is very important to be honest with investigators.

64. SFPD: Juvenile & Family Services: Missing Person missing adults/Juveniles The Missing Persons Unit of the Juvenile and FamilyServices Division investigates all adults. Questions http://www.sfgov.org/site/police_index.asp?id=21641

65. USATODAY.com - Groups Spotlight Others Missing emergence of groups such as the missing adults center and Project Jason. so little attention that the National Center for missing adults recently http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-07-14-missing-persons_x.htm

OAS_listpos = "PageCount,NavBottom120x90,Top728x90,Zaplet1,FloatBottom,Bottom468x60,VerticalBanner,Poster3"; Classifieds: Cars Jobs Dating USA TODAY ... Weather Wash/Politics Washington home Washington briefs Election 2004 Government guide Health Health home Medical resources Health information Editorial/Opinion Ed/Op home Columnists Cartoons More News Top news briefs Nation briefs World briefs States ... Talk Today Marketplace Newspaper Classifieds Posted 7/14/2005 11:53 PM E-Mail Newsletters Sign up to receive our free Daily Briefing e-newsletter and get the top news of the day in your inbox. E-mail: Select one: HTML Text Breaking News E-Mail Alerts Get breaking news in your inbox as it happens OAS_AD("VerticalBanner"); Groups spotlight others missing By Mark Memmott, USA TODAY When Kelly Jolkowski's 19-year-old son Jason disappeared in 2001, she and her husband "had no idea what to do." "We basically sat there and waited for the phone to ring" as Omaha police began to investigate, Jolkowski says. "We didn't know there were other resources out there." Robert Anthony Spellman, missing since April 2005, received so little attention that an advocacy group put him in the press release "Missing Men Need Coverage Too."

66. USATODAY.com - Man Charged With Murder In Tamika Huston Case The FBI has nearly 50000 active cases involving missing adults. Those stories —on National Public Radio and in USA TODAY — and sharply critical http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-08-12-huston-arrest_x.htm

OAS_listpos = "PageCount,NavBottom120x90,Top728x90,Zaplet1,FloatBottom,Bottom468x60,VerticalBanner,Poster3"; Classifieds: Cars Jobs Dating USA TODAY ... Weather Wash/Politics Washington home Washington briefs Election 2004 Government guide Health Health home Medical resources Health information Editorial/Opinion Ed/Op home Columnists Cartoons More News Top news briefs Nation briefs World briefs States ... Talk Today Marketplace Newspaper Classifieds Posted 8/12/2005 5:33 PM Updated 8/13/2005 10:08 AM E-Mail Newsletters Sign up to receive our free Daily Briefing e-newsletter and get the top news of the day in your inbox. E-mail: Select one: HTML Text Breaking News E-Mail Alerts Get breaking news in your inbox as it happens OAS_AD("VerticalBanner"); Man charged with murder in Tamika Huston case By Mark Memmott, USA TODAY Police in Spartanburg, S.C., said Friday they've arrested a man for the murder of Tamika Huston, the 24-year-old African-American who became a symbol for critics of the national media's apparent lack of interest in missing adults unless they're young, attractive, white women. Huston's disappearance became a rallying point for critics who decried media attention to other cases.

67. The Times Leader: Statewide Tip Line, Web Site To Help Find Missing Adults - - E Sometimes the end result with a missing adult is just as tragic as that of a Petro reminded families of missing adults about Project LINK (Linking http://www.reviewonline.com/edit/story/0724202005_edt01statewidetip.asp

Sunday, July 24, 2005 Front page Business Editorials Local columns ... The Steubenville Herald-Star Print this Article Email this story to a friend Respond to this story Statewide tip line, Web site to help find missing adults Abductions and reports of runaways have regularly been in the news. Many of those end tragically. Although many involve children, there are instances when adults turn up missing. A prime example is missing 18-year-old Natalee Holloway in Aruba. Sometimes the end result with a missing adult is just as tragic as that of a missing child. Sometimes resolution is never achieved. The person is never found - dead or alive. Some good news came out of Columbus recently and should bolster the hopes of Ohioans missing an adult family member or friend. Thanks to a $25,000 grant from Attorney General Jim Petro, Crime Stoppers has created a statewide, toll-free tip line and a Web site designed to locate missing adults. Current statistics reveal that about 1,600 Ohioans, including children, are missing, according to Central Ohio Crime Stoppers. There are more than 47,842 open missing adult cases nationwide, according to the National Center for Missing Adults Web site. According to Petro's office, the statewide tip line, 1-888-400-TIPS, automatically will connect tipsters calling from Ohio to local Crime Stoppers chapters - 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

68. Untitled Document Yuba County Sheriff s Office actively locates missing adults. Please checkback often to view any new photos of missing adults. http://www.co.yuba.ca.us/sheriff/ycso/LocalMissAdults.htm

Local Missing Adults Yuba County Sheriff's Office actively locates missing adults. This site changes on a frequent basis. Please check back often to view any new photos of missing adults. RETURN

69. Web To Aid Hunt For Missing Adults Renee ModlinSims called her son s cell phone almost daily. And Phillip JasonModlin almost always answered her call. When the 26-year-old Dayton resident s http://www.daytondailynews.com/localnews/content/localnews/daily/0808missing.htm

70. HR513.html WHEREAS, creating a national alert system for missing adults who suffer fromAlzheimer´s disease, Autism, dementia, and other cognitive and mental http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/fulltext/hr513.htm

05 LC 98 0577 House Resolution 513 By: Representative Stanley-Turner of the 53 rd A RESOLUTION Urging Congress to enact legislation establishing a national alert system for missing adults who suffer from Alzheimer s disease, Autism, dementia, and other cognitive and mental impairments; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, Levi s Call, Georgia s implementation of the "Amber Alert" program, was established in January, 2002, as a voluntary partnership between law enforcement, emergency management, and broadcasters to activate an urgent bulletin in child abduction cases; and WHEREAS, recognizing the need for a similar program to address the tragedy and heartbreak involved in the disappearance of mentally disabled adults and spurred by the disappearance of Mrs. Mattie Moore, a 67 year-old woman who suffered from Alzheimer s disease, in June, 2004, the City of Atlanta enacted an ordinance to create the Mattie Call program for Atlanta; and WHEREAS, by increasing the public s awareness of the unique challenges faced by this special population and providing a quick and effective means of disseminating information to the general public in the event of a disappearance, this program is helping to avert future tragedies like that suffered by Mrs. Moore, who was last sighted in a neighborhood just three miles from her home but whose residents were not aware of her condition; and WHEREAS, the State of Georgia is taking steps to incorporate a Mattie Call system in communities across the state, creating a state-wide network that coordinates and facilitates the efforts of law enforcement, media, civic groups, local businesses, and caregivers when a loved one goes missing; and

71. Some Say Missing Minority Cases Ignored - Boston.com - Nation - News Most of the missing adults tracked by the FBI are men. More than onein-five ofthose abducted or kidnapped are black. But you might not get that impression http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2005/06/15/some_say_missing_minority_

Today's Globe Opinion Magazine Education ... Nation Some say missing minority cases ignored June 15, 2005 Most of the missing adults tracked by the FBI are men. More than one-in-five of those abducted or kidnapped are black. But you might not get that impression from the news media, and some journalism watchdogs are now taking the industry to task for what they see as a disproportionate emphasis on cases in which white girls and women overwhelmingly upper-middle class and attractive disappear. Television executives, who receive much of the criticism, defend their coverage. They stress that cases such as the recent disappearance in Aruba of 18-year-old Natalee Holloway of Alabama are extraordinary, and would be newsworthy no matter her background. Indeed, no critic denies that the Holloway case and other disappearances are wrenching for those involved. But some insist that media attention on so few people overshadows the more than 100,000 active files on missing adults and children currently tracked by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. "To be blunt, blond white chicks who go missing get covered and poor, black, Hispanic or other people of color who go missing do not get covered," said Tom Rosenstiel, director of the Washington-based Project for Excellence in Journalism. "You're more likely to get coverage if you're attractive than if you're not."

72. -CITE- 42 USC CHAPTER 140A - JENNIFER S LAW 01/06/03 -EXPCITE Grants for the assistance of organizations to find missing adults. (a) In general.(b) Regulations. End- -CITE- 42 USC Sec. 14661 01/06/03 -EXPCITE- TITLE http://uscode.house.gov/download/pls/42C140A.txt

-CITE- 42 USC CHAPTER 140A - JENNIFER'S LAW 01/06/03 -EXPCITE- TITLE 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 140A - JENNIFER'S LAW -HEAD- CHAPTER 140A - JENNIFER'S LAW -MISC1- Sec. 14661. Program authorized. 14662. Eligibility. (a) Application. (b) Contents. 14663. Uses of funds. 14664. Authorization of appropriations. 14665. Grants for the assistance of organizations to find missing adults. (a) In general. (b) Regulations. -End- -CITE- 42 USC Sec. 14661 01/06/03 -EXPCITE- TITLE 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 140A - JENNIFER'S LAW -HEAD- Sec. 14661. Program authorized -STATUTE- The Attorney General is authorized to provide grant awards to States to enable States to improve the reporting of unidentified and missing persons. -SOURCE- (Pub. L. 106-177, title II, Sec. 202, Mar. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 36.) -MISC1- SHORT TITLE OF 2000 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 106-468, Sec. 1, Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2027, provided that: "This Act [enacting section 14665 of this title and provisions set out as a note under section 14665 of this title] may be cited as 'Kristen's Act'." SHORT TITLE Pub. L. 106-177, title II, Sec. 201, Mar. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 36, provided that: "This title [enacting this chapter] may be cited as 'Jennifer's Law'." -End- -CITE- 42 USC Sec. 14662 01/06/03 -EXPCITE- TITLE 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 140A - JENNIFER'S LAW -HEAD- Sec. 14662. Eligibility -STATUTE- (a) Application To be eligible to receive a grant award under this chapter, a State shall submit an application at such time and in such form as the Attorney General may reasonably require. (b) Contents Each such application shall include assurances that the State shall, to the greatest extent possible - (1) report to the National Crime Information Center and when possible, to law enforcement authorities throughout the State regarding every deceased unidentified person, regardless of age, found in the State's jurisdiction; (2) enter a complete profile of such unidentified person in compliance with the guidelines established by the Department of Justice for the National Crime Information Center Missing and Unidentified Persons File, including dental records, DNA records, x-rays, and fingerprints, if available; (3) enter the National Crime Information Center number or other appropriate number assigned to the unidentified person on the death certificate of each such unidentified person; and (4) retain all such records pertaining to unidentified persons until a person is identified. -SOURCE- (Pub. L. 106-177, title II, Sec. 203, Mar. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 36.) -SECREF- SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in section 14663 of this title. -End- -CITE- 42 USC Sec. 14663 01/06/03 -EXPCITE- TITLE 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 140A - JENNIFER'S LAW -HEAD- Sec. 14663. Uses of funds -STATUTE- A State that receives a grant award under this chapter may use such funds received to establish or expand programs developed to improve the reporting of unidentified persons in accordance with the assurances provided in the application submitted pursuant to section 14662(b) of this title. -SOURCE- (Pub. L. 106-177, title II, Sec. 204, Mar. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 36.) -End- -CITE- 42 USC Sec. 14664 01/06/03 -EXPCITE- TITLE 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 140A - JENNIFER'S LAW -HEAD- Sec. 14664. Authorization of appropriations -STATUTE- There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this chapter $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000, 2001, and 2002. -SOURCE- (Pub. L. 106-177, title II, Sec. 205, Mar. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 37.) -End- -CITE- 42 USC Sec. 14665 01/06/03 -EXPCITE- TITLE 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 140A - JENNIFER'S LAW -HEAD- Sec. 14665. Grants for the assistance of organizations to find missing adults -STATUTE- (a) In general The Attorney General may make grants to public agencies or nonprofit private organizations, or combinations thereof, for programs - (1) to assist law enforcement and families in locating missing adults; (2) to maintain a national, interconnected database for the purpose of tracking missing adults who are determined by law enforcement to be endangered due to age, diminished mental capacity, or the circumstances of disappearance, when foul play is suspected or circumstances are unknown; (3) to maintain statistical information of adults reported as missing; (4) to provide informational resources and referrals to families of missing adults; (5) to assist in public notification and victim advocacy related to missing adults; and (6) to establish and maintain a national clearinghouse for missing adults. (b) Regulations The Attorney General may make such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out this Act. -SOURCE- (Pub. L. 106-468, Sec. 2, Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2027.) -REFTEXT- REFERENCES IN TEXT This Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is Pub. L. 106-468, Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2027, known as Kristen's Act, which enacted this section and provisions set out as notes under this section and section 14661 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. -COD- CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of Kristen's Act, and not as part of Jennifer's Law which comprises this chapter. -MISC1- AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS Pub. L. 106-468, Sec. 3, Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2028, provided that: "There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act [enacting this section and provisions set out as a note under section 14661 of this title] $1,000,000 each year for fiscal years 2001 through 2004." -End-

73. Missing Persons: System, Attitudes Need Fixing Exploited Children, but provided no such resource for missing adults. In 2001Congress provided $1.6 million to help finance an adult resource component http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/110826_notatraced.shtml

Jump to Weather Traffic Mariners Seahawks ... Calendar NEWS Local Neighborhoods Sports Nation/World ... Special Reports COMMENTARY Opinion Columnists Letters David Horsey ... Forums WHAT'S HAPPENING Calendar Movie Times Restaurants SeattleNoise COFFEE BREAK Horoscope TV Listings P-I ANYWHERE E-mail Newsletters News Alerts RSS/Web feeds PDA ... Cell Phones MARKETPLACE Jobs Autos Homes Rentals ... Place an ad OUR AFFILIATES Tuesday, March 4, 2003 Missing persons: System, attitudes need fixing SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER EDITORIAL BOARD About a week ago, a 15-year-old Bellevue girl was reported missing. She was believed to be in the company of her 19-year-old boyfriend, who friends say had threatened to kill her. The story had a relatively happy ending when the girl was found, apparently unharmed, three days after she disappeared. But a similar story had a terrible ending. In October 1998, hunters in the Columbia River Gorge stumbled upon what was left of the body of 14-year-old Michelle Vick, who her family believes left home June 24 of that year in the company of her 18-year-old boyfriend, Tomas Mendez, who was on parole for a child rape conviction. But the real end of the story wouldn't come until nearly 17 months later. It took that long to identify the remains of the girl who had disappeared just 37 miles away. Vick's was the first in a string of heartbreaking stories of victims, recounted in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer's series "Without a Trace," which concluded Thursday. In a yearlong investigation, the P-I found that, "Because of a lack of knowledge, indifference or poor training, police officers in Washington state and around the nation routinely fail to take even the most obvious steps, conduct routine follow-ups or comply with the law when handling missing-persons cases."

74. Part 8: Woman Clings To Faint Hope Of Finding Her Missing Sister But honestly, the public is less sensitive to missing adults, Pasquilini said.The center also is collecting data and building a registry, providing secure http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/108886_missingfamily25.shtml

Jump to Weather Traffic Mariners Seahawks ... Calendar NEWS Local Neighborhoods Sports Nation/World ... Special Reports COMMENTARY Opinion Columnists Letters David Horsey ... Forums WHAT'S HAPPENING Calendar Movie Times Restaurants SeattleNoise COFFEE BREAK Horoscope TV Listings P-I ANYWHERE E-mail Newsletters News Alerts RSS/Web feeds PDA ... Cell Phones MARKETPLACE Jobs Autos Homes Rentals ... Place an ad OUR AFFILIATES A Seattle Post-Intelligencer special report on how police here and around the nation fumble missing-person reports, originally published in 10 parts. Tuesday, February 25, 2003 Part 8: Woman clings to faint hope of finding her missing sister By MIKE BARBER SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER Laurie Ault-Sayan tried to ease the pain caused by the disappearance of her sister, Susan, through walks in the woods but not to forget or to remember. She was searching. Susan Ault, 39 and younger than Laurie by 14 months, was a girlfriend of suspected serial killer Michael John "Cowboy Mike" Braae, a 43-year-old drifter from Bonney Lake. Susan vanished in June 2001 after she and Braae fought at the trailer they shared in Rosburg, in southeast Washington. Police call him the prime suspect in her disappearance. When someone goes missing, they're often forgotten but not by those who care the most. For the families left behind, months, years and even decades of doubt can be consuming.

75. Ninn.org - Web Links Angelsmissing is Dedicated tomissing adults and Missing Children. We provide Updated News, Amber Alerts,......missing adults Missing Children http://newscenter.ninn.org/modules.php?name=Web_Links&l_op=viewlink&cid=90

76. Calendarlive.com Not Only Natalee Is Missing Erin Bruno, the lead case manager for the National Center for missing adults in releases daily on the 47828 cases of missing adults they are tracking. http://www.calendarlive.com/tv/cl-et-aruba5aug05,0,5379236.story

77. Missing & Exploited Children Clearinghouse - State, National And International A Link to the Center for missing adults Center for missing adults 2432 West PeoriaAve, Suite 1286 Phoenix, AZ 85029 1800-690-FIND http://criminaljustice.state.ny.us/missing/aware/links.htm

Search DCJS Advanced Search About DCJS DCJS Home Page Welcome About DCJS Contact DCJS News Recent News Events Outreach Events Publications Statistics For the Community Missing Children Sex Offender Registry Criminal History Records Criminal Justice Agencies ... Legal Resources For Law Enforcement Training Accreditation Public Safety Services Incident Based Reporting ... Law Enforcement Links Funding Grant Information Grant RFP's Grant Forms Grants Management - GMS Missing Children Missing Children Home Amber Alert Information Pictures A thru F Pictures G thru L ... Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force 1-800-Find-Kid (1-800-346-3543) State, National and International Agencies If you click on any of these links, you will be leaving the NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services web site. Our provision of these links does not imply approval, warrant the accuracy of any information, or endorse any opinions expressed on any of these outside websites. If you have a question or comment about any of these sites, please contact them directly on their site. Enjoy them, and come back to the NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services web site! Vanished Children's Alliance 991 W. Hedding St. - Suite 101

78. My August 2004 Journal By Robert Cooke I mailed some information to the National Center for missing adults today. The final walkthrough for the missing adult training class is next week in http://www.rachelcookesearch.org/journal_aug2004.html

Home Spanish Poster English Poster Provide Information ... Tributes The Search for Rachel, a father's journal Sunday, August 1, 2004 Another psychic came by the house this afternoon. He was driving around the area and wanted to ask me a few questions. He has already been in touch with the Sheriff's Office. I received e-mails from two people yesterday. One person's niece was murdered two years ago; the other person has a missing son. It helps for us to communicate with each other. Monday, August 2 Mark Hacking was arrested today for the murder of his wife Lori. Lori has been missing over two weeks, and it looks like Mark is finally telling police where he put Lori's body. My thoughts and prayers go out to Lori's family and friends. It's probably just a matter of time before Lori Hacking's body is found, but there are many other missing people like Rachel Cooke who are still out there. We need to find every single one of them! Tuesday, August 3 It was announced today that Mark Hacking confessed to murdering his wife Lori while she slept. The confession was made five days after she disappeared. Blood was found in their apartment, car, and on the mattress Mark put in a dumpster. I mailed some information to the National Center for Missing Adults today. A videotape of my Dallas seminar at the Crime Victim Conference and some notes for my victim impact statement were in the package.

79. National Missing Persons Helpline (0500 700 700) - Fact File Very little general information exists on missing adults. 28% of the samplesof adults go missing sleep rough, as do two fifths of young runaways. http://www.missingpersons.org/factfile.asp

FACT FILE 2003 RESEARCH SUMMARY RUNAWAYS PROJECT FINAL REPORT SITE BY UNDERWIRED Fact file National Missing Persons Helpline (NMPH) was established as a charity in 1992 to advise and support missing people and those who are left behind. It gives priority to the vulnerable - the very young, the old, the sick and distressed. NMPH has the most detailed 'missing' database in the country, registering both vulnerable and non-vulnerable missing people. The charity also offers its services to organisations outside the family circle; the police, social workers, hospitals, care homes, foster homes and international organisations. NMPH is a charity dependent entirely on voluntary donations. THE SCALE OF THE PROBLEM According to Home Office estimates, about 210 000 people are reported missing in the UK each year. The vast majority return safe and sound within 72 hours - but thousands do not; the distress experienced during this time is when families need us most. State agencies such as the police are sometimes unable to help, leaving NMPH to fill the gap. NMPH receives thousands of missing persons reports every year, but on a positive note the charity helps to resolve 70% of cases it works on. Its helplines handle more than 150 000 calls per year. WHO GOES MISSING Opinions differ on who counts as a missing person. The police do not look for people except in cases of vulnerability or crime. The Salvation Army's Family Tracing Service concentrates on blood relatives and brings thousands back together each year, but does not handle other categories.

80. ESSENCE.com National Center for missing adults A division of the Nation’s Missing ChildrenOrganization, Inc., this nonprofit organization works with the US Department http://www.essence.com/essence/lifestyle/voices/0,16109,1071711,00.html

ESSENCE SHOWHOUSE Women Who Are Shaping The World Essence Music Festival ... Best-selling Books Archives Lifestyle The Mix Making It Happen: Creating Success and Abundance Our Company ... ESSENCE . Lifestyle . Voices Have You Seen Her? When Black women disappear, the silence can be deafening. Tamika Huston When Black women disappear, the media silence can be deafening. While the families of the missing struggle to bring national attention to their lost loved ones, they sift through the clues and pray for a miracle. Click here for tips on protecting yourself from being abducted. TAMIKA ANTONETTE HUSTON, 24, has been missing from Spartanburg, South Carolina, since May 2004. That March, charges were filed against her boyfriend for hitting her. Just before her disappearance, her family learned that Tamika had been corresponding with Jermark “Chuck” Boozer, who was serving time in a federal prison in Edgfield, South Carolina. Tamika had dated Boozer when they were teenagers, before his incarceration on drug-related charges. On May 24, security cameras and a sign-in sheet from that day at Edgefield recorded Tamika’s visit to Boozer. Police believe it was the last verifiable date that she was seen alive. By June 1, Boozer writes to Tamika noting that he hasn’t seen or heard from her for several days. Then, in late 2004 America’s Most Wanted and Dateline NBC became interested in Tamika’s story. Last February, new forensic evidence came to light after

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