Local & National Resources to
Locate, Lead and Lift Your Child
In addition to checking your family, friends, neighbors, your child’s electronic devices social media, friends, and significant others his or her life, here is a list of agencies and entities which may be able to help you find your child when he or she is physically missing.
DIAL 911
Emergency
Columbus Police Department
Non-Emergency Line
Columbus Fire Department
Non-Emergenct Line
Franklin County
Sheriff
Non-Emergency Line
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children is a private, non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation whose mission is to help find missing children, reduce child sexual exploitation, and prevent child victimization. NCMEC works with families, victims, private industry, law enforcement, and the public to assist with preventing child abductions, recovering missing children, and providing services to deter and combat child sexual exploitation. 24-hour Hot Line 1-800-843-5678.