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Runaways: Why They Run and How We Can Prevent It

May 17, 2010

The statistics on runaways in America are sobering.  Between 1.6 and 2.8 million youth will run away from home this year![1]  One... more

Registered Sex Offender Pleads Guilty in Dubois, King Murders

May 11, 2010

On April 16, 2010, registered sex offender Richard Albert Gardner III, pleaded guilty to the  murder of both Amber Dubois and Chelsea King, as well as an assault with the attempt to commit rape in a... more

Child Predators & Molestors...How Do They Do It?

April 27, 2010

Child Predators & Molesters… How Do They Do It?   By Pattie... more

National Missing Children's Day Honors Victims

April 19, 2010

May 25th Marks 28th National Missing Children's Day

He was a blond haired, blue eyed charmer. Though he was only six years old, he convinced his parents he was ready to walk the two block from home to the school bus drop off. His parents relented... more

Let Your Children Talk to Strangers

April 15, 2010

Don’t Talk to Strangers. We all heard it when we were young, and the majority of us have probably passed on this ancient bit of parenting wisdom to our own children. But many experts disagree; in fact, they would argue that it is essential for parents to teach their children how to... more

When Amber Alerts Don't Issue

April 9, 2010

Amber Alerts:  Be Prepared For When They Are Not Issued Too!

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Man charged in death of Fla. girl in landfill

March 26, 2010

By BRENT KALLESTAD and TAMARA LUSH, Associated Press Writer 

ORANGE PARK, Fla. – A 24-year-old unemployed restaurant worker was charged Friday with murder in the slaying of a 7-year-old Florida girl whose body was found in a Georgia landfill after she disappeared walking home... more

InstantAmber Presenting Sponsor for NVFH

March 16, 2010

InstantAmber and Helping Heroes /National Vigil for Hope partnered in July 2009 to serve as a resource to further spread community awareness of the missing child epidemic that... more

Chatroulette: The Online Gamble

March 16, 2010

The first chat starts out innocent enough, typical back and forth with a middle-aged dad of three from the east coast. It’s his first time on Chatroulette and he disconnects. Next you’re chatting with a young woman from England, it’s late there and she types and wears headphones... more

Keeping Our Kids Safe...A Guideline for Children at Every Age

March 15, 2010

By Pattie Fitzgerald, Founder Safely Ever After, Inc. Your kids know all about personal safety because you’ve had that conversation with them way back when they first started school, right?   ... more

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