Safe Haven Baby Adoption Indiana

The indiana safe haven law enables a person to give up an unwanted infant anonymously without fear of arrest or prosecution.

Safe haven baby adoption indiana. Support adoption and rescue. To adopt a safe haven baby you have to be registered in a participating adoption agency that receives a safe haven baby. Since 2001 indiana has had a safe haven law on record. Safe haven believes adoption should always be explored for children who cannot return to their birth parents.

Dog adoption and cat adoption saves lives. 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. Any knowledge of the date of birth race parent. Safe haven rescue adoption inc.

The safe haven laws have been updated to include safe haven baby boxes safety devices in indiana ohio pennsylvania arkansas and arizona. Eight babies have been surrendered inside safe haven baby boxes since the first was installed in 2016. There are 38 active baby boxes 34 in indiana and 3 in ohio and 1 in arkansas. Adoption establishes a legally recognized lifelong relationship between an adoptive parent and child.

Why should you adopt. A po box 593 portage in 46368 rescue helping to find loving homes for dogs. 1 844 767 2229 get our newsletter donate. Indiana and the safe haven law.

In the 1990s there was a surge in the number of babies being abandoned by their birth parents. The person who places the baby at a safe haven site will not get into trouble or face criminal charges of any kind. Why go to a dog breeder cat breeder or pet store to buy a dog or buy a cat when you can adopt. Some of those calls were repeats but every one was a call for help from a parent or soon to be parent who didn t know what to do.

As long as there are no signs of intentional abuse on the baby no information is required of the person leaving the baby. Contact us and start the process. In 2018 kelsey says the safe haven hotline received 758 calls from women and men who wanted more information on baby boxes or how to surrender their child under the safe haven law. Adoption is a service that focuses on finding forever families for children who cannot return to their biological parents.