How many babies are surrendered or abandoned in Florida? According to the nonprofit A Safe Haven for Newborns, there have been about 480 newborn babies surrendered or abandoned in Florida since ...

according to the State of Florida, including age, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. The Safe Haven law mandates that the baby be handed over to a staff member to ensure the child's safety.

According to a Safe Haven Baby Boxes information pamphlet, it's the first safe baby box in Florida, and the 53rd for the United States. The first baby box was made available to the public in ...

MIAMI -- Florida's Infant Surrender law has made a ... founder and director of "A Safe Haven for New Borns." The signs alert new mothers to their legal right to place a newborn in the care of ...

A local Girl Scout is on a mission to change Florida's Safe Haven Law. Kaylee Jones is working to ratify the law, which allows individuals to safely relinquish an unharmed newborn up to 30 days ...

We’re not going to tell them what to do.” There are Florida safe haven laws. Parents can surrender their unharmed 30 day old baby to any hospital, fire station or emergency service station.

Florida’s Safe Haven law was expanded as of last week. Babies 30 days old or younger can be surrendered at any hospital, fire station, or EMS station that has a full-time staff. The previous ...

Florida’s “Safe Haven Law” allows parents who are either unwilling or unable to care for their newborn infants — up to 7 days old — to surrender them at hospitals, fire stations and EMS ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A teen surrendered under Florida’s “Safe Haven” law has crossed a major life milestone: graduating high school. On June 15, the Lake County Fire Rescue shared on ...

Under Florida law, parents can surrender a newborn up to 30 days old to a hospital, an EMS station or a fire station. According to the Safe Haven Baby Box website, the installation of Crestview ...

CRESTVIEW, Fla. — Crestview officials are set to unveil the first Safe Haven Baby Box in the Florida Panhandle on Monday, Oct. 28.The initiative, led by Crestview Councilmember Cynthia Brown ...