State to Provide Personal Transmitters to 50 Agencies Statewide to Track Children With Autism or Other Disorders That Put Them at Risk For Wandering
(Port St. Lucie, Florida, Friday, May 8, 2015 ) On Thursday, May 7, 2015 New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced a partnership between New York State and Project Lifesaver International to provide life-saving equipment and training to 50 New York law enforcement agencies.
This partnership additionally coincides with an announcement by the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America a long- time strategic partner of Project Lifesaver who awarded a grant of $12,500 directly to Project Lifesaver to make 50 more transmitters available in New York State for adults with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia.
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced a partnership between New York State and Project Lifesaver International to provide life-saving equipment and training for 50 law enforcement agencies to assist in missing child searches. The state will provide agencies with nearly 600 Project Lifesaver tracking devices at no cost for use on children under 18 who may have autism, Down syndrome or another type of cognitive impairment that puts them at risk for wandering or becoming lost. The transmitters, which are worn on the wrist or ankle, emit a tracking signal that allows a child to be located quickly after going missing.