This fiftieth issue of the AMBER Advocate features Janell Rasmussen’s reflections on her first year as AMBER Alert Training and Technical Assistance Program Administrator, an overview of the 2022 AMBER Alert symposium, stories from the front lines of missing persons work, international and Indian Country news, a focus on Oklahoma’s efforts and the career of Captain Ronnie Hampton, and several news briefs.
The AMBER Advocate celebrates the 50th issue of the newsletter. For more than 15 years, the AMBER Advocate Training and Technical Assistance Program (AATTAP) has been honored to share stories from AMBER Alert programs across the nation and internationally. Issue 50 features Program Administrator Janell Rasmussen, who has decades of work with AMBER Alert and child protection. She reflects on her first full year in the position and her vision going forward based on her time with AATTAP. This issue highlights the 2022 National AMBER Alert Virtual Symposium and multi-state success story based on the unified efforts and swift responses of Tennessee, Arizona and California. The Briefs section provides updates on AMBER Alert and other endangered missing persons work underway across the U.S. and internationally.