As Tulsa family mourns, feds unveil alert for missing, endangered autistic persons
Broken Arrow Sentinel
Following the tragic drownings of two autistic children in Tulsa, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced the first-ever National Autism Missing and Endangered Person Alert initiative to improve federal coordination and response for missing autistic individuals. This new framework aims to address the high rate of preventable deaths linked to wandering and elopement by establishing best practices for law enforcement and emergency management agencies nationwide. The initiative seeks to speed up responses and strengthen prevention efforts, as drowning remains a leading cause of mortality among autistic people due to these behaviors.
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