Safe Haven Baby Box

Lakeshore Update, August 9, 2019

By • Aug 9, 2019
LaPorte County Sheriff's Office

  On this edition of the podcast you'll hear the latest on an upcoming meeting in Hammond on ways to prevent and respond to hate crimes against places of worship, Franciscan Health Hammond now has a Safe Haven Baby Box for new mothers who wish to utilize Indiana’s Safe Haven Law and Chris Nolte has a conversation with Northwest Indiana financial advisor Greg Hammer on the 84th Anniversary of social security. All of that, and more, on this edition of “Lakeshore Update”…

Safe Haven Baby Box Now At Franciscan Health Michigan City

By • Apr 25, 2019
Safe Haven Baby Boxes / Safe Haven Baby Boxes

MICHIGAN CITY - Franciscan Health Michigan City, now has a Safe Haven Baby Box.  That means new mothers who wish to give up their newborn child can do so legally and in a way that is safe for the baby.  

Indiana’s Safe Haven Law enables a person to give up an unwanted infant anonymously without fear of arrest or prosecution. The anonymity of the Safe Haven Baby Box is a last resort for women in crisis.

Indiana's Sixth Baby Box Installed In Hamilton County

By Jill Sheridan • Dec 28, 2018
Linda Znachko, founder of He Knows Your Name Ministry, stands by the new baby box in Carmel. (Jill Sheridan/IPB News)
Lauren Chapman

Indiana’s sixth baby box was dedicated in Hamilton County.  The state's Safe Haven Law allows anyone to surrender a newborn at a hospital, police or fire department, without any questions. 

Baby Surrendered To Indy Fire Station Following Baby Box Expansion

By Sarah Panfil • Jul 2, 2018
Monica Kelsey, founder of Safe Haven Baby Boxes, speaks at Decatur Township Fire Department. The station will become Indiana's third Baby Box location, though the installation has been delayed by a week or two. (Sarah Panfil/WFYI)

A parent surrendered a newborn baby Sunday evening to firefighters at the Decatur Township Fire Department. Under the Indiana Safe Haven Law, passed in 2000, parents may anonymously surrender their unharmed newborn at any fire station without fear of criminal prosecution.