Indiana Safe Haven Baby Box

Officials hope to install new baby boxes in kokomo and batesville this month.

Indiana safe haven baby box. The box in seymour is one of 25 safe haven baby boxes 21 of which are in indiana according to wrtv. The indiana safe haven law enables a person to give up an unwanted infant anonymously without fear of arrest or prosecution. Baby girl recovered from new haven baby box is healthy. Baby drawers were introduced by banner hospital.

Chad ryan the journal gazette via ap kelsey said her team received 95 calls on wednesday one of which resulted in a safe surrender in another state. Safe haven baby boxes woodburn indiana. Safe haven baby box locations. The safe haven baby box organization staffs a 24 hour hotline 1 866 99baby1 to give women the opportunity to talk to a trained professional as they consider safely surrendering their baby.

These locations are accessible from the outside of the building and are equipped with silent alarms so you can surrender your newborn. As long as there are no signs of intentional abuse on the baby no information is required of the person leaving the baby. Eight babies have been surrendered inside safe haven baby boxes since the first was installed in 2016. 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 she is unable to care for her.

Saving babies one box at a time. Any knowledge of the date of birth race parent. Passed in 2000. 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.

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