The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is launching a national alert system to help locate children with autism who wander away from safe environments. The initiative, dubbed the "elopement" alert, aims to improve response times by coordinating with law enforcement and emergency services. Families and caregivers of affected children will be able to register their information in a centralized database. The move follows growing concerns about the risks associated with children with autism wandering off unnoticed.
HHS to create national autism ‘elopement’ alert K-12 Dive
