OJJDP FY 2023 AMBER Alert Training and Technical Assistance Program

The National Criminal Justice Training Center (NCJTC) will design, develop, and deliver trauma-informed, research based and culturally appropriate training and technical assistance (TTA) to law enforcement, state and tribal AMBER Alert partners and others working in child protection roles across the nation, along the northern and southern borders, in the U.S. territories, and in native and tribal communities. These TTAs will improve response to incidents of missing, endangered, and abducted children by increasing capacity through greater capabilities and skill sets. NCJTC and its robust network of partners and experts will deliver cost effective, state-of-the-art curriculum through innovative yet trusted classroom, live-virtual and asynchronous eLearning modalities to ensure equitable distribution of trainings to all serving in child protection roles including those in rural, tribal, underserved, marginalized, and adversely affected communities. Subrecipient activities include data evaluation on the disproportionate minority representation in the child protection system and the connection to missing children from care and exploitation. Expected outcomes include expanding the number of participants exhibiting an increase in knowledge post-training and the number of organizations reporting improvements in operations based on the TTA; improving overall response capacities; and strengthening AMBER Alert plans through state, tribal and territorial TTA and support.