ADAM:
Automated Delivery of Alerts on Missing Children
The ADAM Program quickly distributes missing child posters from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® to specific geographic search areas.
When kids go missing,
time is of the essence
In 2000, LexisNexis® Risk Solutions partnered with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® (NCMEC) to create the ADAM™ Program to help locate missing children as quickly as possible. Our innovative technology is used to quickly distribute posters containing a photo of the missing child and case details to police, news media, schools, businesses, medical centers and individuals within a specific, targeted geographic area.
Help find missing kids in your area
Businesses and individuals can receive these targeted alerts, so get involved and sign up today. You will only receive alerts for missing children in your area. When more people are receiving alerts in a targeted area, the greater the likelihood that someone will recognize the missing child and help NCMEC and authorities track and recover a missing child. Our goal is to increase the number of people receiving alerts, so please join us in the effort to bring missing kids home quickly and safely.
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The ADAM Program is featured on Tomorrow’s World Today
Tomorrow’s World Today, an exciting new show on the Science Channel, explores the technology behind The ADAM Program. Watch episode 13 as they visit NCMEC and see how quickly ADAM can assist with the recovery of missing children.
Did You Know?
- The ADAM Program was designed and donated to NCMEC by employees of LexisNexis Risk Solutions
- This program was named in honor of Adam Walsh, who went missing in 1981
- Employees who support ADAM use volunteer time to do so
- ADAM has been credited with the recovery of nearly 200 missing children and assisted in the recovery efforts of countless other cases
“The ADAM Program enhances our photo distribution efforts by rapidly distributing images and information about missing children to targeted areas. The program is a key component of our
recovery efforts.”
Callahan Walsh
Child advocate for the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and sibling of Adam Walsh, for whom the program is named.
How the ADAM Program Works
STEP 1: NCMEC sends a photo of a missing child and important case details - including geographic areas to target for poster
distribution - to ADAM.
STEP 2: The ADAM technology matches the geo-targeted area selected by NCMEC with its recipient database, resulting
in a list of businesses and individuals who will receive
the missing child poster.
the missing child poster.
STEP 3: ADAM transmits the missing child poster to
targeted recipients.
targeted recipients.
Sign Up Today
Please complete this form to participate in the ADAM Program and receive email alerts of children missing in your area. Information collected on this form is only used to distribute missing child alerts based on a specific location, and not used for any other purpose.
