ATLANTA, Nov. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- LexisNexis®
Risk Solutions, a leading data, analytics and technology provider
today announced the 20th anniversary of the
ADAMTM (Automated Delivery of Alerts on Missing
Children) Program which is part of its longstanding partnership
with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
(NCMEC).
The ADAM Program, named in honor of Adam
Walsh ⸺ who went missing in 1981 and is the son of
NCMEC founders John and Revé Walsh ⸺ was designed and
developed by LexisNexis Risk Solutions and donated to NCMEC in
2000. The program quickly distributes posters with photos and
information about missing children across targeted areas, sending
alerts to recipients ⸺ including members of law enforcement,
news media, schools, businesses, medical centers and registered
individuals ⸺ in a specific geographic search area within
minutes. To date, the program has helped recover nearly 200
missing children and assisted in the recovery efforts of countless
others.
"Photos remain the single most powerful tool for finding a
missing child. Getting photos and detailed information in front of
people, quickly, is a big part of what makes this program such a
success. The ADAM Program has truly helped change the way our
nation searches for missing children" said Callahan Walsh, Child Advocate, National Center
for Missing & Exploited Children. "LexisNexis saw a need and
stepped in a big way to find a solution. Without their continued
support over the past twenty years we would not be where we are
today and we are grateful to our partners at LexisNexis Risk
Solutions."
The technology for the program was created by employees of
LexisNexis Risk Solutions, all of whom volunteered a significant
amount of their personal time and expertise to make the program a
success. A team of LexisNexis Risk Solutions volunteers continues
to manage and enhance the program today. Recent upgrades have
improved the capability to target specific geographic areas for
poster distribution, enabled the display of posters of missing
children on digital display boards, and expanded the recipient
database to include not only businesses across the United States but individuals.
"I have had the privilege of being part of the creation and
development of this program since the beginning," said
Trish McCall, director, Program
Management at LexisNexis Risk Solutions and Co-Founder of the ADAM
Program. "Through the years, together with my counterparts at
NCMEC, I have also shared in the joy each and every time this
program has helped recover a missing child. We are incredibly
grateful to everyone who has helped make this program a success
through its first 20 years and continue to look for ways to
increase awareness and extend the reach of the ADAM Program."
Partnerships with select businesses and organizations have also
assisted in increasing the reach of the program; further helping to
achieve the goal of reuniting missing children with their loved
ones. To sign up for missing child alerts in your area, please
visit adamprogram.com.
About LexisNexis Risk Solutions
LexisNexis® Risk Solutions harnesses the power of data and advanced
analytics to provide insights that help businesses and governmental
entities reduce risk and improve decisions to benefit people around
the globe. We provide data and technology solutions for a wide
range of industries including insurance, financial services,
healthcare and government. Headquartered in metro Atlanta, Georgia, we have offices throughout
the world and are part of RELX (LSE: REL/NYSE: RELX), a global
provider of information-based and analytics and decision tools for
professional and business customers across industries. For more
information, please visit www.risk.lexisnexis.com and
www.relx.com.
Media contact:
Jennifer Grigas Richman
678.906.9073 Mobile
jennifer.richman@lexisnexisrisk.com
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