Safe Haven Baby Box Adoption

Eight babies have been surrendered inside safe haven baby boxes since the first was installed in 2016.

Safe haven baby box adoption.

When a parent cannot care for an infant leaving the baby at a safe haven may be the best choice for the child. Confidential 24 7 multilingual florida helpline. Safe haven keeps the baby safe and the birth mothers name off paper and her pregnancy out of sight out of mind. Eight babies have been surrendered in one of our 38 baby boxes.

Three babies were surrendered to firefighters at safe haven baby box locations. 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. That is safe haven in a nutshell. 1 844 767 2229 get our newsletter donate.

November 4 2018 at 12 19 am. 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. Know the difference between adoption and safe haven laws before you make a decision you can t take back. Contact us and start the process.

To adopt a safe haven baby you have to be registered in a participating adoption agency that receives a safe haven baby. Educate your clients about adoption and safe haven. 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.