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.
Upcoming Events
Missing and Unidentified Persons Investigation Training
Redondo Beach, CA
2023 International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Indian Country Law Enforcement Section Midyear Meeting
Chandler, AZ
Minnesota South Central Investigators Coalition Meeting
, MN
NamUs Overview Presentation- Woods County 911 Center
Wisconsin Association of Homicide Investigators 2023 Annual Conference
Kohler, WI
NamUs Law Enforcement Training for Knoxville Police Department
Knoxville, TN
Missing in Harris County Day 2023
Houston, TX
2023 Annual Wisconsin Missing Persons Awareness Event
Green Bay, WI
Massachusetts Missing and Unidentified Persons Investigations – May 2023
Arizona Homicide Investigators Association Basic Homicide School
Mesa, AZ
National Missing and Unidentified Persons Conference 2023
Orlando, FL
2023 DeKalb County Missing Persons Event
Decatur, GA
2023 California State Division of the International Association for Identification 107th Annual Educational Training Seminar
San Diego, CA
Hope Without Boundaries 5K 2023 – Black & Missing Foundation, Inc
Fort Washington, MD
National Sheriffs’ Association 2023 Annual Conference
Grand Rapids, MI