The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to locating missing children, preventing child exploitation, and providing ongoing support to families. It offers crucial services such as a 24/7 hotline, forensic age-progression, case management, and coordination with law enforcement to strengthen investigations and help bring children home.

Sally Kate Winters Family Services is a nonprofit in Mississippi that provides emergency shelter, transitional living, and trauma-informed support to children affected by abuse, neglect, or homelessness. By empowering youth through safe housing, advocacy, and healing services, they help reduce the risk factors that often lead to disappearance or runaway cases.

Children’s Advocacy Centers of Mississippi coordinates trauma-informed, child-focused teams—including law enforcement, mental health professionals, and victim advocates—to support children who have experienced abuse or exploitation. Through their multidisciplinary approach, they streamline investigations and reduce trauma for the child, which is crucial in both preventing and responding to cases of child disappearance or exploitation

The Division of Aging & Adult Services (DAAS) at the Mississippi Department of Human Services protects the rights of older and vulnerable adults while expanding their access to quality support services. By coordinating with Area Agencies on Aging and local partners, DAAS helps ensure that those at risk of exploitation, abuse, or disappearance have resources, advocacy, and community-based care.