The kidnapping and brutal murder of a 9-year-old Texas girl is what inspired the AMBER Alert system.

Today is National Missing Children’s Day, a day dedicated to encouraging parents, guardians and caregivers to make child safety a priority.

Police were searching for two missing, endangered children who were taken by their father, officials said.

A parent has been located by Clawson police in connection with two children that were found Wednesday.

The Federal Bureau of Investigations is raising awareness on two children who have been missing since 2014 named Kaylah Hunter and Kristian Justice.

A Michigan mother has gone missing with three of her children after a court ordered them to be removed from her custody, officials said.

Police are seeking the public’s help in locating two sisters, 16-year-old Andrea Austin and 9-year-old Cee Cee Austin.

Detroit police are looking for Richard Richardson, 10, (left) and Rayvin George, 9, (right) after the two siblings went missing on Jan. 14 in the 16800 block of Marlowe Street on the city's west side. DETROIT – UPDATE: Detroit Police say they children were found safe Thursday night. Police are looking for two young siblings who went missing on Thursday afternoon on Detroit’s west side. Detroit police say the children left the location on foot in an unknown direction. The missing children are pictured above.

Michigan State Police are looking for three missing children taken from a hotel in Livonia. Officials say three young boys -- Peyton King, Mikha Pharmes and Ty-Reem Eugene Pharmes -- were taken from the Hampton Inn near Schoolcraft and Middlebelt Road. Peyton King was last seen wearing a black jacket, white and black sweatpants and a red t-shirt. Mikha Pharmes was last seen wearing a black jacket, gray sweatpants and a green t-shirt. Ty-Reem Pharmes was last seen wearing a black jacket, gray sweatpants and a green t-shirt.

WESTLAND, Mich. – Westland police have located two young children who officials believe were taken by their mother from their aunt’s house, officials said. The children are safe. The mother was accused of taking the children in a white Buick sedan, authorities said. Anyone who has seen the children or has information on their whereabouts is asked to call 911 or Westland police at 734-722-9600.

DETROIT – Police are searching for a 2-year-old boy named Carson Hayes who was last seen around 1:20 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 8. According to police, Hayes' father took him to his mother’s house in the 20800 block of W. Chicago in Detroit that day. The mother, 25-year-old Asia Sturgis, is described as Black, 5 feet, 4 inches tall and weighs 155 pounds. She has a light brown complexion, brown hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information is asked to call the Detroit Police Department’s Sixth Precinct at 313-596-5640 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-Speak-Up.

NORTH BRANCH TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Officials in Lapeer County are looking for three children who were last seen Tuesday night. She was last seen wearing blue jeans, a great sweater and pink shoes. He is 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weighs about 130 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black pants and blue shoes. She was last seen wearing black pants and a shirt.