- AMBER Alert Assistance: Parents/Guardians, Police Departments and Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. Executive Director Len Edwards is the AMBER Alert Coordinator for West Tennessee.
- Child Safety Program (Includes Child ID Program – Photos & Fingerprints)
- Internet Safety Program
- Drug Education Counselor – 1 on staff (counseling for drugs/truancy/behavior/alcohol)
- Community Outreach Program: health fairs, information booths, child safety presentations, drug prevention presentations, speakers
- Teen Drug Hotline (901-572-DRUGS)
- COMEC Teen Drug Testing Program
- Free drug testing for parents wishing to test their teens
- Substance screen testing done through the Baptist Minor Medical Centers
- Free Drug Test Kits – Home testing program for parents
- Assist parents with search for missing children (“what to do”; creating posters; notifying others who can assist in the search, canvassing neighborhoods, checking with friends & schools, working with law enforcement)
- COMEC also collaborates with the Memphis & Shelby County Juvenile Court by making presentations several times each month to children, families and various groups that participate in the Juvenile Court Tours and the Juvenile Court G. O. A. L. program.
- COMEC also supports Governor Phil Bredesen’s METH-Free Tennessee campaign to end the creation, sale, and distribution of this deadly drug in Tennessee.
Target Population: Any parent or child (up to age 18) needing our assistance and support.
Organizational History:
Formed August 24th, 1984, the Commission on Missing and Exploited Children (COMEC) is a non-profit charitable organization that promotes the safety and protection of all children. COMEC was formed as a collaborative effort between the Juvenille Court of Memphis and Shelby County and the Memphis Police Department. Thousands of Children and families in the community have benefited from the prevention and intervention services that COMEC provides. COMEC works to promote the safeguarding of our children from child predators, abductors, drug dealers, gangs and any person who might seek to harm or exploit them.
Performance Results – Period: January 2009 – December 2009:
Amber Alerts (West Tennessee only) 7
Fingerprint Kits Distributed to children 3,491
Number of sessions assisting parents with a missing child 12
7 Juvenile Court Tour Presentations by COMEC (101 children/25 parents)
COMEC presentations to children held in Juvenile Court detention - GOAL Program 330 children
Number of counseling sessions & Tech Assistance (parents & children) 138
Number of calls to teen drug hotline 615
Community outreach program – COMEC participation 54
Number of At-Home drug tests for teens distributed 1,967
Number of Laboratory drug tests provided for teens 158
Community events & support requests from other agencies/groups 60
Speaking engagements/seminars to community groups 17
Commission on Missing & Exploited Children (COMEC)
616 Adams Avenue, Room 103, Memphis, TN 38105
Phone (901) 405-8441 ♦ Fax (901) 405-8542 ♦ Email:
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Tax Status: 501(c)(3) ♦ Federal ID#: 62-1406329
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