Indiana Safe Haven Baby Box

The indiana safe haven law enables a person to give up an unwanted infant anonymously without fear of arrest or prosecution.

Indiana safe haven baby box.

Safe haven baby box locations. Passed in 2000. The idea behind safe haven is to allow new mothers to surrender their children in a way that. 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.

There are currently 38 baby box locations in indiana 3 baby boxes in ohio 1 baby box in arkansas and six baby drawers in arizona. Any knowledge of the date of birth race parent. Safe haven baby boxes woodburn indiana. Officials hope to install new baby boxes in kokomo and batesville this month.

These locations are accessible from the outside of the building and are equipped with silent alarms so you can surrender your newborn. 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. As long as there are no signs of intentional abuse on the baby no information is required of the person leaving the baby. The box in seymour is one of 25 safe haven baby boxes 21 of which are in indiana according to wrtv.

Indianapolis every state in the country has a safe haven law on the books but that doesn t always keep infants from becoming victims which is something safe haven baby boxes in indiana is working to fix. 14 501 likes 3 131 talking about this 15 were here. Baby girl recovered from new haven baby box is healthy. This law was expanded in 2018 authorizing the use of baby boxes a baby box is a safety incubator where a baby can be placed and then receive immediate care without any interaction between the person placing the baby and the person who begins caring for 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. The safe haven baby box at the woodburn ind. 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.

Baby drawers were introduced by banner hospital.