When a Child Goes Missing: Media Matters!

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Michelle A. Bart

Natalie Brand

May 25, 2015

National Missing

Children's Awareness Day!

Media Matters!

Course / Webinar Description
MECP invites you to participate in their May webinar, entitled When a Child Goes Missing: Media Matters. This webinar will highlight the importance of law enforcement and media partnerships in engaging the public and the recovery of missing children. This webinar is being hosted by MECP.

Presenters are from the National Women's Coalition Against Violence & Exploitation and include Michelle Bart, President and Co-Founder and Natalie Brand, Media Council Director. Guests taking your questions will include families of missing and rescued children, law enforcement, DSHS and journalists.

Participants will:

Recognize opportunities for collaboration with media and non-profit organizations.
Understand the ongoing epidemic of missing & exploited children and how we must all work together to bring children home.
Identify key information media needs from law enforcement, families, and spokespersons of the missing to provide assistance in engaging the public

Webinar Details (FREE)
Wednesday, May 13, 2015

2:00-3:30pm ET / 11am-12:30pm PT

Pre-registration required, click here!

NWCAVE is proud to partner with MECP and the OJJDP on this upcoming webinar.

About our partner: Learn more at http://mecptraining.org/

MECP is a Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) program of the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). MECP supports state and local law enforcement officers, child protection personnel, prosecutors, medical providers, child advocacy center professionals, and other criminal justice practitioners in developing and strengthening their responses to child victimization..

A major component of MECP's work is to increase knowledge and use of comprehensive, evidence-based practices in the field in order to prevent and respond to child abduction and exploitation. MECP strives to ensure that all communities have the resources, tools, and support necessary to protect children.