[4][5] The ADAM Program uses technology to distribute a poster with a photo and information about a missing child to targeted recipients ⸺ including members of law enforcement, news media, schools, businesses, medical centers and individuals within a specific geographic search area.
This process includes uploading the poster and selecting geographic area(s) that have been identified by law enforcement as the search target.
The very next day, NCMEC's 24-hour hotline (1-800-843-5678) received a call from a poster recipient who had seen the missing child at their place of business.
Team ADAM collaborated with FBI to provide technical expertise or monetary assistance to families affected from child abduction when necessary.
[7] In 2017, the ADAM Program was opened to allow individuals to sign up to receive missing child alerts at their personal email account.