New ADAM Program Dashboard Aims to Increase Public Awareness of Missing Children

New ADAM Program Dashboard Aims to Increase Public Awareness of Missing Children

An interactive dashboard launched recently by LexisNexis Risk Solutions is designed to increase public access to information leading to the recovery of missing children across the country.

Powered by artificial intelligence and created to work in conjunction with the ADAM (Automated Delivery of Alerts on Missing Children) Program, the dashboard allows users to search geo-targeted alerts and view posters of missing children by location.

The ADAM Program, named in honor of Adam Walsh, who went missing at a Florida shopping mall in 1981, was designed by employees at LexisNexis Risk Solutions and donated to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) in 2000. Risk Solutions employees continue to manage the program.

Alerts and posters provided by NCMEC are distributed by the program to individuals, businesses, and organizations within a specific geographic location. The new dashboard enhances the program by allowing users to browse real-time cases and share information—including pictures of the missing children—on social media, increasing exposure of information to the public. Over 94% of missing cases distributed through the ADAM Program since its inception are resolved through photo distribution or other efforts.

 “This dashboard brings a new level of accessibility to our efforts to help recover missing children,” said Trish McCall, co-founder of the ADAM Program. “For 25 years, the ADAM Program has been about quickly getting information into the hands of people who can help. Now, with the dashboard, anyone can take action right from their devices—and view missing child posters in their area which they can easily share on social media and help be part of the solution to bring missing children home.” The Program and dashboard can be accessed here.

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