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Not all women who get pregnant are ready to raise a child. Sometimes they see no options except to abandon the baby. Safe Havens provides an option. It allows a birth parent to leave a newborn infant (up to 30 days old) with any medical worker, hospital, fire department or other emergency service organization, or a peace officer at a law enforcement agency. If the infant is left with a person at one of these places, and has not been abused, the parent will face no legal consequences for making this choice. The birth parent (mother or father) can take a child to a Safe Haven. The law provides protection from prosecution only for the child's parents.

211 Pathways

Provides medical services for urgent situations concerning illnesses or injuries. The Iris Program serves victims of sexual assault and rape. Offers anonymous exams, treatment plans, outreach, and education. Ohio safe-haven laws legally allow otherwise unharmed infants to be left at WCH to become wards of the state.

211 Mansfield OH

Safe Haven Baby Boxes offer women a place to surrender an infant safely and legally. Their 24/7 hotline is available for women to talk to a professional about surrendering their baby. Locations can be found at project-safe-haven-babybox.vercel.app

HelpLine211 Delaware OH

Safe Haven is a program that allows parents to take unharmed newborns up to 3 days old to any area hospital emergency department, emergency medical station, law enforcement agency, or fire department.

HelpLink 211 Dayton

A collaborative effort between the Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association, Children's Medical Center and Greene County Children' s Services Board. Safe Haven is a program where parents can take their unharmed newborns up to 3 days old to any hospital emergency department, emergency medical station, law enforcement agency, or fire department.

HelpLink 211 Dayton

A birth parent (mother or father) can take a newborn baby (less than 30 days old) to a medical worker at a hospital, a medical worker at a fire department or other emergency organization, or a police officer at a law enforcement agency. They do not have to provide any information (though they may elect to provide important health information which may later help the baby) and they will be protected from prosecution. Medical care will be provided for the baby, and he or she will be placed in county custody for future adoption. If either parent changes their mind and wishes to get their newborn back, the parent will need to go to the local public children services agency in the county where the newborn was left. The parent will be asked to complete a DNA test to prove maternity or paternity and this may be a cost to the parent.

211 Cleveland

Safe Haven Baby Boxes offer women a place to surrender an infant safely and legally. Their 24/7 hotline is available for women to talk to a professional about surrendering their baby. Locations can be found at project-safe-haven-babybox.vercel.app

HelpLine211 Delaware OH

Answers questions about Ohio's Safe Havens law that allows a birth parent to leave an unharmed baby with a police officer, medical worker/emergency medical technician at any fire station or with a medical worker at any hospital emergency room within 30 days of birth.

LSS 211 Central Ohio

Springfield's only full-service hospital offering complete care including 24/7 emergency services, maternity services, critical and intensive care, surgery and pediatric care-all provided by skilled doctors and highly trained health professionals.

HelpLink 211 Dayton

Offers Safe Haven Baby Boxes as a a safety device provided for under state’s Safe Haven Law and legally permits a newborn's parents in crisis to safely, securely, and anonymously surrender if they are unable to care for their newborn.. There are multiple baby box locations throughout the state that are accessible from the outside of the building and are equipped with silent alarms so a newborn can be surrendered with no questions asked.

UW 211 Greater Toledo