There is also an emergency hotline that mothers in need can call. An interior door allows a medical member to remove the baby from inside the box. A personnel alarm is triggered once the box is open. The box is installed in an exterior wall and has an exterior door, locking automatically upon placement of the infant inside the box. Safe Haven laws decriminalize the abandonment of unharmed infants, with some restrictions. How does it work? The box, typically installed at hospitals and fire stations, is protected by Florida’s Safe Haven law. Safe Haven Baby Boxes were created so that mothers who are unable to care for a newborn can legally, safely and anonymously surrender their infant, helping to prevent illegal abandonment. Ocala will be the first Florida location to have the boxes. First Responder Campus to help mothers in crisis. The Ocala City Council has approved the installation of Safe Haven Baby Boxes at the Martin Luther King Jr.
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