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Silver AlertFlorida Has a Silver Alert ProgramOn October 9. 2008 Governor Charlie Crist signed Executive Order 08-211 enacting Florida's 'Silver Alert,' which allows the immediate broadcast of information to the public regarding missing elders with dementia or other cognitive impairment. The Executive Order provides a coordinated response between local and state law enforcement to quickly broadcast important information to citizens so they can assist local law enforcement in the rescue of the endangered person and notify law enforcement with helpful information. Florida Silver Alert Program Silver Alert Program - Frequently Asked Questions National Efforts to Establish a Silver Alert ProgramCongressman Bilirakis of Florida has introduced legislation that would establish a national grant program to help U.S. states and territories establish 'Silver Alert' notification systems to locate missing individuals suffering from Alzheimer's and other dementia-related illnesses. |
