Which statement best describes a purple alert?

Which statement best describes a purple alert?

• A. A missing adult with a mental or cognitive disability (not Alzheimer's or dementia-related), or an intellectual disability or a developmental disability, brain injury, or other disability not related to substance abuse.
• B. A missing child under 18.
• C. An elderly person with dementia.
• D. A missing adult with substance abuse issues.

Answer: (A)

Purple Alert is used for missing adults who have a mental or cognitive disability that is not related to dementia (like Alzheimer's) and not connected to substance abuse. This focus on a specific vulnerability helps responders prioritize searches and public alerts for adults who may be highly at risk due to their disability, separate from other alert types. The other scenarios describe different alert categories: a missing child falls under the child alert (AMBER), an elderly person with dementia is covered by a dementia-related alert (Silver), and a missing adult with substance abuse issues is handled under other conditions or alerts. So the statement that describes a missing adult with a mental or cognitive disability not tied to dementia or substance abuse best fits Purple Alert.

Purple Alert is used for missing adults who have a mental or cognitive disability that is not related to dementia (like Alzheimer's) and not connected to substance abuse. This focus on a specific vulnerability helps responders prioritize searches and public alerts for adults who may be highly at risk due to their disability, separate from other alert types.

The other scenarios describe different alert categories: a missing child falls under the child alert (AMBER), an elderly person with dementia is covered by a dementia-related alert (Silver), and a missing adult with substance abuse issues is handled under other conditions or alerts. So the statement that describes a missing adult with a mental or cognitive disability not tied to dementia or substance abuse best fits Purple Alert.