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v. Provide endangerment information such as the child’s pregnancy status, prescription medications, suicidal tendencies, vulnerability to being sex trafficked, and other health or risk factors;
viii. If the information has not been entered into the Law Information Network of Kentucky (LINK) and NCIC, the SSW will contact the Kentucky Missing and Exploited Children Unit and sign an affidavit that the local agency is not in compliance with the law;
Provide NCMEC with the following information regarding the missing youth to effectively assist in locating the youth or child:
- A photo of the missing or abducted child or youth (if possible);
- A description of the child’s or youth’s physical features, such as height, weight, sex, ethnicity, race, hair color, and eye color; and
- Endangerment information, such as the child’s or youth’s pregnancy status, prescription medications, suicidal tendencies, vulnerability to being sex trafficked, and other health or risk factors (4)
9. Develops a supervision plan with the caregiver (i.e., residential, relative, foster parent, fictive in) on preventing youth from future missing from care attempts. As stated in SOP 4.18 as it relates to individual case planning, provide tasks for youth and caregiver related to high-risk behaviors.
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v. Provide the child’s date of birth, school, and grade;
vi. Describe the circumstances surrounding the disappearance/AWOL;
vii. Provide medical and/or dental providers’ names;
viii Provide the complete name and description of (if applicable) the abductor, or the last person with whom the child was seen, or vehicle involved;
vi. Record the name and badge number of the officer who takes the report. Document the name and contact information for the investigating officer. Request the case number of the missing person's report and the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) number recorded by law enforcement. SSW will document the information in the case record. Find out who will follow up the initial investigation. Also, be sure to request the case number of the missing persons report;
viii Ask that all data regarding the missing child be entered into the Law Information Network of Kentucky (LINK) computer, National Crime Information Center (NCIC) 2 computer, and the Kentucky Missing and Exploited Children Unit;
x. Double check to make sure that the Kentucky Missing and Exploited Children Unit receives a KSP 261 Missing Persons Report and a current photo so that a flyer can be distributed statewide and to surrounding states;
xi. Wait 24 hours and then check with the police to determine that the information has been entered. Ask to receive a copy of the printout, if desired. If the information has not been entered into the LINK and NCIC computers, then contact the Kentucky Missing and Exploited Children Unit and sign an affidavit that the local agency is in noncompliance with the law; and
xii. Request that you be kept informed on a regular basis of the status of the investigation; and
- Basic information you will always be asked to provide
- Child's full name
- Child's date of birth
- Date child went missing
- City and state from where child went missing
- Guardian information including agency name, and telephone
- Law enforcement information including agency name and telephone
- A recent photo of the child (if available)
also requests comprehensive information regarding the child in order to be able to effectively assist in locating the child. If it is available, physical descriptive information (e.g. height, weight, hair and eye color, clothing worn), any risks or endangerments to the child, circumstances surrounding the incident, and description of any person who may be with the child; 3
7. Arranges transportation for the child to their placement resource upon the child's return;