Illinois DCFS, Save Abandoned Babies Foundation Aims to Connect Parents with Baby Safe Haven Law information

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The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) and the Save Abandoned Babies Foundation announced the launch of a new campaign designed to immediately connect the public to lifesaving information about the Illinois Newborn Infant Protection Act, commonly referred to as the Baby Safe Haven Law. This critical law provides parents in crisis with a safe, anonymous and legal alternative to infant abandonment. Under the law, a parent may hand an unharmed newborn, up to 30 days old, to staff at a designated safe haven and walk away – no questions asked and without fear of prosecution.  In Illinois, safe havens are hospitals, emergency medical care facilities, police stations, firehouses, college and university police stations and Illinois State Police district headquarters. To bridge the gap, Illinois DCFS is mailing weatherproof stickers to every safe haven in the state with instructions to place them onto their building’s safe haven sign. The stickers feature a universal QR code that provides quick, discreet access to information and confidential support for expectant or new parents in crisis through the Save Abandoned Babies Foundation’s website, saveabandonedbabies.org.

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