Missing child alert -- Julian Matney is missing and is believed to be in danger

Oregon Department of Human Services

(Salem) – The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS), Child Welfare Division, asks the public to help find Julian (Jayce) Matney, age 14, a child in foster care who went missing from Portland on May 16. He is believed to be in danger.

ODHS asks the public for help in the effort to find Jayce and to contact 911, local law enforcement or the Oregon Child Abuse Hotline at 1-855-503-SAFE (7233) if they believe they see him.

Jayce is suspected to be in the Portland area. 

Name: Julian (Jayce) Matney
Pronouns: He/him
Date of birth: Sept. 7, 2008
Height: 5-foot-7
Weight: 135
Hair: Dark brown
Eye color: Brown
Portland Police Bureau Case #23-128024
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children #1480942

Sometimes when a child is missing they may be in significant danger and ODHS may need to locate them to assess and support their safety. As ODHS works to do everything it can to find these missing children and assess their safety, media alerts will be issued in some circumstances when it is determined necessary. Sometimes, in these situations, a child may go missing repeatedly, resulting in more than one media alert for the same child.

Report child abuse to the Oregon Child Abuse Hotline by calling 1-855-503-SAFE (7233).  This toll-free number allows you to report abuse of any child or adult to the Oregon Department of Human Services, 24 hours a day, seven days a week and 365 days a year. 

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