Idaho has welcomed its first Safe Haven Baby Box, a device created to deter parents from abandoning their newborns in unsafe conditions, potentially leaving them to die.
The box, which is located at Grove Creek Medical Center at 350 N Meridian in Blackfoot, making it the 245th Safe Haven Baby Box across the country, Local News 8 reported. “We are thrilled to add Idaho to our states dedicated to end infant abandonment! We have seen time and time again that preparation can save and change lives,” Kelsey said. “We never know when or where we will be needed, so it is crucial to have options for mothers in crisis.”
