Missing Person Intake
If you have a missing persons case, getting information out as fast as possible is the most important thing to do. We advise you to immediately file a report with law enforcement, who can organize an immediate effort, then we can get the missing person’s name and face out across multiple mediums quickly.
If a law enforcement officer refuses to take your missing persons report, ask them to take an “information report”, and be sure to ask for a “call number”, “CAD number”, “dispatch number” or something that documents your call to 911. Then, refer them to our website for resources to educate their agency on missing persons cases.
This is a long form, and it asks for a lot of information about the missing person, as well as the person submitting the case to us. If you don’t know all of the answers, that’s okay. Some of the questions, such as the NIC number (this number is generated when a missing person is entered into NCIC), can be provided. Don’t be afraid to ask for this, or other law enforcement information.
Please be as descriptive as possible. We understand that in many of these cases, the person seeking help doesn’t want to make the missing person look badly, but we need accurate information in order to help them, especially if they stay missing.
WHat's Next?
Now that your case is submitted to the Missing Coalition, a few things will happen. First we’ll review the Intake Form, and if we have any questions we’ll contact you. Even if we don’t we’ll contact you anyway to help assess your situation and set up a one-on-one private session with members of our team to discuss the situation and give guidance.
Sarah Mack
Family Support Manager
Sarah and her team of family support volunteers will be the first ones to contact you from the Missing Coalition. They’ll gather more information to pass onto investigators and provide resources, if needed.
Sarah has a B.A. in Criminal Justice with a Minor is Psychology. After a career in a juvenile detention facility, she is now a Victim Advocate for survivors of sexual assault and violent crime. Sarah has also received extensive training in trauma sensitive advocacy, crisis counseling, and children dealing with trauma.
In her spare time she enjoys being a young grandmother, being out in nature, her dogs, and travelling the world.
Julia Adams
Graphics & Social Media Manager
Julia’s team handles our graphic design and all our social media channels. They’ll create a missing person flyer for spreading online and in print. Each flyer includes information on who to contact with tips.
Julia graduated with a B.S. in Criminal Justice with a focus on Victimology, and holds a law enforcement certificate. She was a member of the National Criminal Justice Honor Society, Alpha Phi Sigma, and manages her own page, Massachusetts Missing and Unidentified. As a child, Julia’s friend went missing, and nobody knew she was missing until after she was found deceased. This caused a last impression and drives Julia to help with missing persons.
Julia is a proud mom of an adventurous young daughter.
Data Entry
MissingLink Data Entry
Our data entry team will take your Missing Persons Intake Form and enter it into our case management system, MissingLink. This information gets pushed out to our volunteers nationwide.
MissingLink tracks all of our work product in your case, including case information, investigation notes, research, and tasks. This means any information we get can be easily tracked within the Missing Coalition, or shared with outside groups like law enforcement or the media.
If you have a current missing persons case reported to us, and would like to speak with family support, an investigative consultant or get more information, please contact us so we can help.