Missing & Exploited Children
Forms of Exploitation
Child exploitation includes abduction, trafficking, sexual abuse, and online grooming. Every year, thousands of children are reported missing, and many fall victim to predators who use technology and deception to target vulnerable youth.
Child Trafficking
The recruitment, transportation, harboring, or obtaining of a child for forced labor, commercial sex, or other exploitation. A child does not have to cross any border to be trafficked.
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Online Exploitation
Predators use social media, gaming platforms, and messaging apps to manipulate, threaten, or abuse children for sexual, financial, or other exploitation.
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Child Abduction
Family, non-family, online-facilitated, and international abductions all pose immediate threats to child safety. There is no waiting period to report a missing child.
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Grooming
The process by which predators build trust with children and families in order to gain access, secrecy, and control before abuse begins.
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CSAM
The production, distribution, and possession of abusive images of children. Every image is a record of a real child being harmed, and sharing it repeats that harm.
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Child Labor
Forced or exploitative work that deprives children of their childhood, safety, potential, and education.
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Important Disclaimer
This website is for informational purposes only. If you or someone you know is in immediate danger, call 911 or your local emergency number.