There are scary topics that are hard to avoid thinking about due to their frequency on social media, news stories, and in movies. Simply existing in our society you will inevitably come in contact with stories about people that go missing. Some of the stories are fictional and are easy to not spend as much time thinking about but the ones that are on the news and on social media hit a little closer to home. Have you ever thought about what you would do if one of your beloved family members went missing?

Confirm the Person is Truly Missing

It is important that you take immediate action once you discover that a family member is missing. The first thing that you will want to do is make sure that they are truly missing. With the constant availability that we all have to others with our cell phones sometimes we can jump to the wrong conclusions if someone simply does not respond in a timely manner when we text or call. If the person that you think might be missing is simply taking a nap you will have stressed yourself out for no reason at all. You will want to check their home or office. If you do not live near their home or office call someone that does live close by to go and check on them. Once you have determined that they are truly missing then you will want to go on to the next step.

File a Missing Person Report with the Police

Next you will want to contact the police. Police officers can help get the information out about the missing person faster than you can on your own. You can file a police report with helpful information about the person so that they can help you find them. When you talk to the police try and give them as much information as you can about the missing individual. You will want to give them a few current photos; a physical description; a description of what they were wearing last time anyone saw them; any identifying features; and any medical conditions that they need to be aware of. You need to keep in mind that the police have lots of different things that they need to take care of. Many times there is only so much that they can do to help you.

Search for the Missing Person

Missing Person Flyers & Posters – After you have talked to the police you will want to call your family and friends to help you with the search. Your friends and family can help you make and distribute fliers and posters about the missing person. Make sure that you put a picture and a good description of the person on the fliers and posters. They should hang these posters up where lots of people will see them. Gas stations, grocery stores, banks, libraries, churches, hospitals, and parks are all good options. If there are places where the missing person frequently would hang out you will want to make sure to hang notices there as well.
Search for Missing Person on Social Media – Social media can be extremely helpful in getting the information out about the missing person to lots of different groups of people in a short amount of time. Use the same information that you have on your fliers and posters for your social media posts. Ask your friends to share the post on their social media accounts as well.
Contact NamUs – NamUs stands for National Missing and Unidentified Persons System. The US Department of Justice operates this group. They can put your missing person information in a national database. Once it is in this database organizations and agencies all over the country will have the information about your missing family member.

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