Indiana Safe Haven Baby Box Locations
Saving babies one box at a time.
Indiana safe haven baby box locations. If we save one child it s worth it she said. In other action tuesday the senate. Any knowledge of the date of birth race parent. The safe haven baby boxes used in indiana have heating and cooling features lock as soon as a baby is placed inside and sound an alarm notifying officials.
As long as there are no signs of intentional abuse on the baby no information is required of the person leaving the baby. There are 38 active baby boxes 34 in indiana and 3 in ohio and 1 in arkansas. Posey county indiana s eighth safe haven baby box went live in the western part of the state on tuesday. And a total of nine babies have been saved since april 2016.
14 501 likes 3 131 talking about this 15 were here. Culp said the safe haven baby box is being proposed for placement at fire station 8 because of its location on 53rd street. Safe haven baby boxes woodburn indiana. Three babies were surrendered to firefighters at safe haven baby box locations.
Since september of 2019 three babies have been saved in indiana from possible abandonment or death through the safe haven baby boxes. Woodburn city fire department 22731 main st woodburn in 46797. Safe haven baby boxes has referred over 500 women to crisis pregnancy centers assisted in 6 adoption referrals and have had 79 legal safe haven surrenders. Eight babies have been surrendered in one of our 38 baby boxes.
Eight babies have been surrendered inside safe haven baby boxes since the first was installed in 2016. 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. The box in mount vernon is the first in the area and is one of several expected to be. The indiana safe haven law enables a person to give up an unwanted infant anonymously without fear of arrest or prosecution.
The safe haven laws have been updated to include safe haven baby boxes safety devices in indiana ohio pennsylvania arkansas and arizona.