Frequently Asked Questions

For information about juvenile justice experts and training and technical assistance providers, see the provider directory within the Training and Technical Assistance section of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) website.

Information on the minimum age, in each state, at which a juvenile can be transferred to criminal court is available in the "Juveniles Tried as Adults" section of the Juvenile Justice System Structure & Process FAQs on the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's Statistical Briefing Book website. Also see the Easy Access to Juvenile Court Statistics: 1985-2017 section for additional information.

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.

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

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

Resources designed to assist parents who are concerned about a child's drug use include these resources from the Partnership for Drug-Free Kids:

• Get Help
• Intervention eBook: What to do if your child is drinking or using drugs

You can also call the Partnership for Drug-Free Kids' bilingual, toll-free helpline for parents at 855-378-4373. For additional resources, review What to Do If You Have a Problem With Drugs: for Teens and Young Adults from the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

Finally, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) operates a telephone hotline and website to assist in locating drug treatment programs throughout the United States. The hotline is 800-662-HELP. To access program information via the Internet, visit FindTreatment.gov.