Parents face no legal consequences and can remain anonymous after they surrender an infant at Safe Haven sites across the state, as long as the baby has not been abused or neglected, according to the law.
in the first three months of the year — an increase compared to previous years, according to officials at the state Department of Children and Families.
Since 2011, two to four babies have been brought to the Safe Haven sites every year, state officials said.were surrendered at the sites each year, officials said. In 2021, no newborns were surrendered. “Public awareness of Safe Haven as an option has increased over the past few years, due, we believe, in large part to our department’s social and digital media campaigns,” said Department of Children and Families Commissioner Christine Norbut Beyer.
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