The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) is a private, non-profit organization established in 1984 to help find missing children, reduce child sexual exploitation, and prevent child victimization. NCMEC is headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, and operates the CyberTipline, a national reporting mechanism for suspected child sexual exploitation, which has received more than 65 million reports since it was launched in 1998. NCMEC also provides training, technical assistance, and resources to law enforcement, child welfare professionals, and the public to help prevent child abduction and sexual exploitation. NCMEC is funded by Congress, corporations, foundations, and individuals.