Service Name: SAFELY SURRENDERED BABY - FMCH CCHS (SAFE HAVENS FOR ABANDONED NEWBORNS)

Organization Name: CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FAMILY MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH FMCH CCHS

• Description: Hospitals, health centers, police stations, fire houses and other facilities that are willing to accept, without questions, newborn babies delivered by mothers who are unwilling or unable to care for an infant and are thereby at risk for abandonment. Police reports are generally not filed and no attempt is made to contact the mother's family, even in situations where her identity is known. Infant safe haven statutes vary by jurisdiction with regard to who may leave a baby at a safe haven, the age of the baby at the time of relinquishment, the facilities that can be designated as safe havens, the responsibilities of safe haven providers, anonymity protection for parents and the consequences of relinquishment.
• Website: http://cchealth.org/fmch/
• Email: pamela.anderson-moore@cchealth.org
• Phone(s):
• Hours: Fire stations and hospital emergency departments: 24 hours daily; County clinics and Kaiser medical offices: Monday-Friday, 8am - 5pm
• Eligibility: Baby must be 3 days old or less.
• Requirements: None
• Areas Served:
  • Contra Costa United States
• Categories:
  • Safe Havens for Abandoned Newborns