help for runaways and their families - US & Canada

from Focus Adolescent Services (Maryland) 

American Association for Lost Children

1-800-375-5683

ChildFind Canada

1-800-387-7962 24 Hour

Child Quest - Report a Sighting of a Missing Person

1-888-818-HOPE

1-888-818-4673

Covenant House Nineline

1-800-999-999

Missing Children Society of Canada

1-800-661-6160 24 Hour

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

1-800-THE-LOST 24 Hour

National Runaway Switchboard

1-800-621-4000 24 Hour

North American Missing Children Lines

Operation Lookout

1-800-782-SEEK 24 Hour

State Missing Children Clearinghouses

Team H.O.P.E.

1-866-305-HOPE

Parent network for families of missing children offering encouragement, empowerment, resources, and support.