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International Missing Children's Day is an international day that honors missing children. President Ronald Reagan declared May 25th, 1983 the first National Missing Children's Day.

Background
This day is a day dedicated to parents, guardians or caretakers to make child safety a top priority. The holiday is in memory of Etan Patz who was abducted on May 25th, 1979 in New York City. His case remains active because there has still not been any news of finding his body. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) has a partnership with Securitas Security Services. It is an organization focused on finding missing children with the National Center for Missing. The Department of Justice shows respect by honoring the organization who protects the lives of children each year.

Resources
Securitas provides media outreach and leadership information for parents on how to protect their children. This network is currently present in 48 countries. Hotline number that operates 24/7 1-800-THE-LOST(1-800-843-5678), this number has been able to help more than 348,000 missing children.