Law enforcement confirms the individual is 65 years of age or older or is an adult who has a mental impairment. Law enforcement believes the disappearance of the individual poses a credible threat of immediate danger of serious bodily harm or death to the individual.

What does endangered elderly mean?

020(17), believed to be in danger because of age, health, mental or physical disability, in combination with environmental or weather conditions, or is believed to be unable to return to safety without assistance.

What is an endangered alert?

An Endangered Missing Advisory (EMA) is a tool available to law enforcement agencies investigating the suspicious disappearance of at-risk missing children or other endangered persons. EMAs provide immediate information to the public to aid in the swift recovery of at-risk persons.

What are the different types of alerts?

Let’s take a closer look at the different alert colors and what they mean:

• Amber (AMBER) Alert. The Amber Alert program is the best-known missing persons program in the United States.
• Silver Alert.
• Blue Alert.
• Endangered Missing Persons Alert.
• Camo Alert.
• Clear (CLEAR) Alert.

What alert is it when an old person goes missing?

A Silver Alert is a public notification system in the United States to broadcast information about missing persons – especially senior citizens with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, or other mental disabilities – in order to aid in locating them.

What does endangered mean for a person?

“Endangered person” is defined as a person who meets one or more of the following criteria: 1. Due to age, may be unable to properly safeguard or care for themselves; 2. The person suffers from a diminished mental capacity or condition that if left untreated could pose a danger; 4.

What’s the difference between a silver alert and an Amber Alert?

Amber Alerts are for children under the age of 18 who have been abducted and in danger of serious bodily harm or death. Silver Alerts are for missing endangered adults, high risk missing people or missing endangered children. Most often, but not always, it pertains to those with a mental or physical disability.

What does an endangered runaway mean?

Endangered Runaway: a child who is away from home without the permission of his or her parent (s) or legal guardian(s). The child may have voluntarily left home for a variety of reasons. Lost, Injured, or Otherwise Missing: a child who has disappeared under unknown circumstances.

What is a camo alert mean?

A Camo Alert is issued when: The missing military member is registered for the Camo Alert program. The individual is confirmed to be a current or former member of the United States armed forces, or the National Guard, or a reserve or auxiliary unit of any branch of the armed forces.

What is an endangered alert in Texas?

In response to legislation enacted September 1, 2011, the Texas Department of Public Safety implemented the Endangered Missing Persons Alert Network as a means to assist law enforcement in the recovery of missing persons with an Intellectual Disability.

What is a black alert?

The “black alert” is the highest and is issued when a hospital is “struggling or unable to deliver comprehensive care” and patient safety is at risk.

What is a blue alert?

A Blue Alert is a statewide alert sent after a police officer is killed, seriously injured, or missing after an interaction with a suspect who is on the run.

What is a Gold Alert mean?

A message announced over a hospital’s public address system, indicating an incoming patient (s) with multisystem unstable trauma.

Why is it called a Silver Alert?

Originally established as an alert system for the retrieval missing of senior citizens, Silver Alerts were expanded by Indiana legislation in 2018 to include endangered children, high risk individuals and individuals who are mentally impaired.

What is a green alert?

The Green Alerts notify the public when a vulnerable veteran goes missing.

What does it mean when there is a Silver Alert?

A Silver Alert is activated when an elderly, developmentally, or cognitively-impaired person has gone missing and is determined to be at-risk. Silver Alerts provide immediate information to the public to aid in the swift recovery of at-risk persons meeting the criteria.