A newborn has been surrendered to Florida's only Safe Haven Baby Box for the first time since it was installed two years ago. The climate-controlled box was used "over the holiday," Safe Haven Baby Boxes founder Monica Kelsey said in a statement, according to NBC affiliate WESH. Florida's sole baby box is one of 134 that can be found across the United States, allowing people to anonymously surrender a baby to the authorities, per the outlets. The organization says it has assisted with seven adoption referrals in addition to over 100 legal Safe Haven surrenders. (The National Safe Haven Alliance says 33 infants were illegally abandoned and 115 were saved in the U.S. in 2021.)

Source: ABC News January 07, 2023 19:17 UTC