Solution to Safe Haven Funding?
I enjoyed this article and I think all you fans of Safe Haven out there will, too. The catalyst for the article was the story we reported on from Hendersonville, NC. A mother walked into the Bi-Lo and left her newborn in the bathroom trashcan. The author, Diane Dimond, goes on to give suggestions as […]
Child Neglect has Dire Consequences
I think anyone familiar with the history of Safe Haven remembers Baby Mary. Her abuse and death led Pennsylvania to pass the laws to protect babies from suffering her same fate. More specifically, she was from Northumberland County. A decade after her death, we have another story from her home that is also tragic. A […]
One Perspective on Infanticide
The article I want to feature today is purely opinion, but I really like what Susan Reinhardt has written. She offers her perspective on mothers who kill their children, a subject right up our alley here at One By One Safe Haven. I have to agree with her. While postpartum depression is a real thing […]
Safe Havens Need Info From Parents
Hmm. This is a good article, but my thoughts on it are sort of unrelated. It mentions that when parents drop a newborn off at a safe haven location, they are asked to provide more identifying information. This we know, but I had always it just included medical history that may affect the child later […]
Hospital Prepared for Safe Haven
This news story does not have much new information that we have not reported here at One by One Safe Haven, but it was still a good read. The hospital in the story recently created a formal plan for what to do when a parent wishes to relinquish their rights to their child. It includes […]
Age Limits for Safe Haven Laws
I very much enjoyed this article. It appears to be written from a younger perspective, which I like. I wish more young people who write about Safe Haven Laws. It is a good form of peer pressure since most parents who abandon newborns are teens. All it takes to spread the word so fewer babies […]
Non-Legal Guardian Gives Child to Safe Haven
I have a bit of a mystery for you today. A 4-year-old little boy was dropped off at a Houston fire station. He was well over the age limits for Safe Haven, but the fire station accepted him to help keep him safe. The mysterious part is, the woman who dropped him off was not […]
Safe Haven Gives Parents Second Chance
Today’s article again demonstrates how effective Safe Haven Laws are. When it is publicized that a newborn has been left at a safe haven, people line up to be able to adopt the child. Some of these parents are unable to have children of their own, but some simply want to ensure the health and […]
Baby Abandoned on Stoop in Shoebox
I have another sad story for you today, but thank goodness this one has a fairly happy ending. A baby girl was found abandoned on a stoop in Queens. She had been left in a shoebox alongside two roses. Police think the location may have been chosen because there were children’s toys outside the residence. […]
Illinois Expands Safe Haven Again
Safe Haven laws will be expanding in Illinois once again. Locations available for safe drop-off of newborn babies will now include universities. The baby must be left in the care of a designated staff member to ensure that it is safe before the parent can anonymously relinquish their parental rights. University students are another high-risk […]
