NamUs offers a variety of free training and outreach services, to include:
- Individualized assistance learning the NamUs database application.
- Customized, online or classroom training for agencies on the NamUs 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.
San Diego Sheriff’s Department NamUs Training
5590 Overland Avenue
United States
40th annual Mountain Desert and Coastal Forensic Anthropology conference
Boulder City Parks and Rec Multi Use Building
United States
St Louis University School of Medicine Masters Conference: Medicolegal Death Investigators Training Course
315 Chestnut St
United States
17th Annual Conference on Crimes Against Women (CCAW)
400 Olive Street
United States
Black and Missing Foundation Hope Without Boundaries 2022 5K
165 Waterfront Street
United States
Northern VA Law Enforcement NamUs training
300 Park Avenue
United States
Northern VA Law Enforcement NamUs training
300 Park Ave
United States
2022 Missing in Harris County Day
2500 Bolsover Street
United States
Silent No More: Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) Awareness Events
1700 W Washington Street
United States
Silent No More: Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) Awareness Events
1700 W Washington Street
United States
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women National Day of Awareness
1600 Pacific Highway
United States
Greenville County Sheriff’s Office Missing and Unidentified Persons Workshop
350 Halton Rd.
United States
Montana Missing Persons Training
1801 Majestic Ln
United States
Missing and Unidentified Persons Training hosted by Orange County, California
United States
National Missing and Unidentified Persons Conference
United States
United States Attorney’s Office First Listening Session on Improving Responses to Missing and Murdered American Indigenous Persons
United States
Marion County Cold Case Meeting
692 NW 30th Ave
United States
United States Border Patrol Missing Migrant Summit
United States
21st Annual Forensic DNA Conference: Bode 2022
2900 Bayport Drive
United States
The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Indian Country Law Enforcement Section
3 Kwaaypaay Court
United States
Navajo Nation Tribal Community Response Plan (TCRP) Meeting: Map Systems, Processes & Resources on the Navajo Nation in Missing Persons Cases
22181 Resort Blvd.
United States
Navajo Nation Police Department - National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) Training
Chinle Police Department, Building “C”, Navajo Route 27
United States
Next Steps Virtual Conference on Missing & Murdered Indigenous People
United States
Peer to Peer Training: A Virtual Peer Led Primer on Responding to our Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives
United States
New Jersey Medical Examiner and Law Enforcement NamUs trainings
325 Norfolk St.
United States