Safe Baby Box Indiana

The infant was immediately taken to a local hospital after being found at the surrender site at the crown.

Safe baby box indiana.

Passed in 2000. A healthy newborn baby has been left in a safe haven baby box in indiana it s reported. If you need help finding a safe haven location or to speak to a licensed counselor call our national safe haven hotline at 1 866 99baby1. A baby box is a safety device provided for under state s safe haven law and legally permits a mother in crisis to safely securely and anonymously surrender if they are unable to care for their newborn.

The box will be made available at the department located at 300 west tate st. Saving babies one box at a time. Safe haven baby boxes woodburn indiana. Officials hope to install new baby boxes in kokomo and batesville this month.

A baby box is installed in an exterior wall of a designated fire station or hospital. Baby girl recovered from new haven baby box is healthy. See current locations below to find the closest baby box or baby drawer location near you. Read indiana s safe haven baby boxes are saving and changing lives.

14 558 likes 3 126 talking about this 15 were here. According to information from safe haven baby boxes the company has helped 68 women and infants with safe surrenders assisted with 6 adoption plans and have referred hundreds to pregnancy crisis centers around the country. The safe haven baby box in hammond went live on august 7 2019. Indiana has installed two baby boxes where mothers can anonymously drop off unwanted newborns as an extension of the state s safe haven law.

Two safe haven baby boxes were opened to the public. The infant was surrendered into the box on september 6 just 30 days later. Indiana has also not had a deceased infant from abandonment since we installed the first safe haven baby box in april 2016 says monica kelsey founder and ceo of safe haven baby boxes. Indiana enacted the safe haven law that allows a mother to give up her unwanted baby under the age of 30 days.