Articles tagged as: Safe Haven Law
July 27, 2022
Number of baby boxes in Indiana continues to increase
Indiana's 86th baby box, where newborns can be anonymously surrendered, is open in Elwood.
Read MoreJanuary 23, 2020
Safe Haven Baby Boxes Continue To Expand, Evolve
Monica Kelsey created Safe Haven Baby Boxes in 2016 after learning she was abandoned as an infant, and after seeing a baby box in operation at a church in Cape Town, South Africa. Today, there are 25 Safe Haven baby boxes in three states.
Read MoreNovember 11, 2019
Indiana To Get More Baby Boxes For Abandoned Newborns
Baby boxes are padded, climate-controlled boxes where people can leave newborns safely and anonymously at hospitals or firehouse.
Read MoreMarch 2, 2016
Healthy Newborn IFD's First Safe Haven Baby
Indiana's Safe Haven law allows anyone to hand over an infant to police, fire stations or hospitals within a baby's first 45 days without questions asked.
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