Who serves as the clearing house for missing children for the state of TN?

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) serves as the clearinghouse for missing children in the state of Tennessee. This means that TBI is responsible for compiling, maintaining, and distributing information related to missing children to help locate and recover them. Being the state agency focused on public safety, the TBI has the resources, authority, and infrastructure to coordinate with law enforcement, other state agencies, and the community in efforts to find missing children.

While other organizations, like the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, play crucial roles on a national level and provide support and resources, the TBI specifically handles the immediate operations and coordination for missing children cases within Tennessee. The State Child Protection Agency, on the other hand, focuses more broadly on child welfare and protection rather than solely on missing children cases.