In the USA over twenty years there were 288 infants taken from healthcare settings and homes. How does this happen and how can it be prevented? Find out in this article.

June 8, 1988 is the day nine year old Scott Allen Kleeschulte disappeared from Saint Charles, Missouri. Today he would be 34, and there is renewed hope that Peggy and Richard Kleeschulte may finally learn what happened to their youngest son. A man incarcerated in Florida claims he has information.

Did you know there is a non-profit organization working just to protect children from accidental death, child abduction and how to prevent abduction? Well, the National Child Safety Council founded in 1955 has been working diligently to make the world safer for kids. Learn how their programs work.

Ariel Castro wishing to avoid the death penalty took a plea for the 900 plus charges filed against him by the State of Ohio. His sentence life in prison, plus 1000 years.

Children face the possibility of violent crimes every day, at home, school, and online. The FBI has created a new program targeting "Violent Crimes Against Children" in order to educate and help parents, and law enforcement to learn how to protect them.

Do you know what to do if you look up and your child is no longer in your in your sight? here is a safety plan to help locate a missing child.

A two year old is taken hostage in a Midwest City Oklahoma Wal-mart store and the entire situation is captured on surveillance video. Learn what happened and how to protect your family.

A twelve year old girl wakes up to a man in her room. The incredibly smart and courageous girl tells him to leave as she snapped her fingers like she was talking to a dog. He left. She is safe and deserves a medal.

Writing about missing and abducted children is hard to do. Yet, there is a reason I write as BellaOnline's Missing and Exploited Children Editor.

Children are now home for the summer. Is your home safe? Consider some of the following ideas to help protect children at home from exploitation and strangers.