NamUs offers a variety of free training and outreach services, to include:
- Individualized assistance learning the NamUs 2.0 database application.
- Customized, online or classroom training for agencies on the NamUs 2.0 database application, forensic services, and the effective use of NamUs tools to resolve missing and unidentified person cases.
- Presentations at local, state, and national training conferences (see events below for upcoming opportunities in your area).
- Assistance with the coordination and implementation of local and statewide “Missing Person Day” events to enter cases into NamUs and facilitate the collection of family reference DNA samples.
Following is a list of past events.
Marion County Cold Case Meeting
Ocala, FL
United States Border Patrol Missing Migrant Summit
San Diego, CA
21st Annual Forensic DNA Conference: Bode 2022
Tampa, FL
The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Indian Country Law Enforcement Section
El Cajon, CA
Navajo Nation Tribal Community Response Plan (TCRP) Meeting: Map Systems, Processes & Resources on the Navajo Nation in Missing Persons Cases
Flagstaff, AZ
Navajo Nation Police Department - National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) Training
Chinle, AZ
Next Steps Virtual Conference on Missing & Murdered Indigenous People
Peer to Peer Training: A Virtual Peer Led Primer on Responding to our Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives
New Jersey Medical Examiner and Law Enforcement NamUs trainings
Neward, NJ