Frequently Asked Questions

In response to the threat of computer-facilitated sexual exploitation crimes committed against children, the U.S. Department of Justice implemented the Project Safe Childhood initiative and Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program.

To receive AMBER Alerts in your area via Facebook, visit the AMBER Alert Facebook page. From this page click on "AMBER pages" and then click on the page(s) for states and/or territories from which you wish to get alerts. You may "Like" as many state/territory pages as you wish. When a child goes missing in your area, you will begin receiving updates.

The AMBER Alert page on the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) website, lists other ways to receive AMBER Alerts including Twitter (Follow @AMBERAlert to receive rapid AMBER Alert notifications on your Twitter feed and share the alert with your followers). The NCMEC website also features ways to connect your Google and Yahoo! pages with the AMBER Alerts.

You may also follow Amber Alerts on Instagram to receive AMBER Alert notifications in your feed.

To learn more about the AMBER Alert program, please see the Office of Justice Programs' AMBER Alert website.