The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) is pleased to announce its newest NCMEC 9-1-1 Call Center Partner: Coral Springs Police Department – Communications Unit.

Coral Springs Police Department’s Communications Unit (Coral Springs, Fla.) has completed the required steps to become a NCMEC 9-1-1 Call Center Partner, demonstrating its commitment to protecting children! Through training and adoption of best practices in policies and procedures, Coral Springs Police Department Communications Unit is ready to respond to a call reporting a missing, abducted, or exploited child. By completing the partner program, the Coral Springs Police Department Communications Unit has created a child-centered 9-1-1 system based on the belief that there is nothing more important to our community than protecting children, according to William Hinkle, the Child Centered 911: Missing Kids Readiness Project Chair.   
 
Coral Springs Police Department Communications Unit is one of a growing list of professional 9-1-1 agencies that have achieved this recognition. Click here to view a list of all NCMEC 911 Call Center Partners. Through their achievement, recipients of this award have demonstrated a commitment to improving the standard of care for the children in our cities and towns across the nation. We encourage you to promote the need and value of this program in your state. NCMEC is encouraging all public-safety 911 call centers to become a partner in this initiative. Visit www.missingkids.com/911 to learn about the free training and resources available to agencies implementing these best practices pertaining to calls of missing, abducted and sexually exploited children.