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Assess Staff Competency with an Infant Relinquishment Drill

Every state in the United States has established laws that allow an unharmed newborn to be relinquished to personnel in a safe haven, such as hospital emergency departments, without legal penalty to the parents. These Safe Haven, Baby Moses, or Safe Surrender laws are in place so that mothers in crisis can safely and legally relinquish their babies at a designated location where they can be protected and given medical care until a permanent home can be found. It is important for health care professionals to know about
and understand their state’s law and how to respond should
an infant be surrendered at their facility. No articles were
found in the peer-reviewed literature that describe a method to evaluate nurse competency during infant relinquishment at a Safe Haven location. This article will describe commonalities and differences among these Safe Haven Laws, responsibilities of the hospital and staff receiving a relinquished infant, and 1 hospital’s experience when running an infant
relinquishment drill in their emergency department.

Description	Date Modified	Size
SAB Materials Order Form General 0518 Free materials you can order and distribute Order Posters, Brochures, Information Cards Most items available in English, Spanish & Polish Who should use? Safe Haven Locations Schools Churches Libraries Medical Clinics General Public	January 22, 2019	0.2 MiB
08-2019-SafeHavenCurriculum Designed for teachers to help educate youth about the law. 26-page document Who should use? Schools Libraries General Public	August 15, 2019	0.4 MiB
Adoption Agencies A list of adoption agencies in Illinois that are approved to take custody of a safely relinquished newborn Who should use? Parents considering using the Safe Haven Law Medical Clinics Crisis Centers Schools	June 13, 2018	49 KiB
Don’t Panic Poster (English) 8.5″ X 11″ 8.5″ X 11″ Poster (in English). Click here for Polish or Spanish version Who should use? Safe Haven Locations Schools Churches Libraries Medical Clinics Crisis Centers General Public Easy to hand out and hang up Can be ordered free of charge, by clicking here	March 2, 2016	0.1 MiB
Don’t Panic poster NEW 2017 (English) 8″½ x 11″ 8.5″ X 11″ Poster (in English). Click here for Polish or Spanish version Who should use? Safe Haven Locations Schools Churches Libraries Medical Clinics Crisis Centers General Public Easy to hand out and hang up Can be ordered free of charge, by clicking here	July 26, 2017	0.3 MiB
Help is Here Brochure (English) 3.5″ X 8.5″ brochure (in English). Click here for Polish or Spanish version An integral part of the Information Packet for individuals relinquishing infants at Safe Havens Explains Illinois’ Safe Haven Law, birth parent rights and also contains an area for the relinquishing parent to give physical and medical information for the child Who should use? Safe Haven Locations Parents considering using the Safe Haven law Can be ordered free of charge, by clicking here (item included in the information packet in the top box on order form)	March 2, 2016	0.1 MiB
Help Is Here Poster (English) 8.5″ X 11″ 8.5″ X 11″ Poster (in English). Click here for Polish or Spanish version Who should use? Safe Haven Locations Schools Churches Libraries Medical Clinics Crisis Centers General Public Easy to hand out and hang up Can be ordered free of charge, by clicking here.	March 2, 2016	0.1 MiB
How You Can Help Docx A list of different ways to help spread awareness of our state’s Safe Haven Law Who should use? Schools (Colleges/Universities, High School and Middle School) Churches Libraries General Public Anyone looking for ways to volunteer	August 30, 2017	0.2 MiB
Illinois Adoption Registry Brochure 3.5″ X 8.5″ brochure An integral part of the Information Packet for individuals relinquishing infants at Safe Havens Explains Illinois’ options for adoption and post adoption Who should use? Safe Haven Locations Can be ordered free of charge, by clicking here (item included in the information packet in the top box on order form)	March 2, 2016	1.3 MiB
No Shame, No Blame, No Names Brochure English 2018 3.5″ X 8.5″ brochure (in English). Click here for Polish or Spanish version Explains Illinois’ Safe Haven Law (locations, what the law does and what happens at a Safe Haven) Who should use? Safe Haven Locations Schools Churches Libraries Medical Clinics Crisis Centers General Public Easy to pass out and add to mailings Can be ordered free of charge, by clicking here.	February 24, 2017	0.2 MiB
No Shame, No Blame, No Names Poster (English) 2010 11″ X 17″ 11″ X 17″ poster (in English). Click here for Polish or Spanish version Who should use? Safe Haven Locations Schools Churches Libraries Medical Clinics Crisis Centers General Public Easy to hand out and hang up Can be ordered free of charge, by clicking here.	March 2, 2016	0.1 MiB
Post-partum Health Issues Brochure (English) 5.5″ X 8.5″ brochure (in English). Click here for Polish or Spanish version Explains how to take care of yourself after giving birth An integral part of the Information Packet for individuals relinquishing infants at Safe Havens Who should use? Safe Haven Locations Can be ordered free of charge, by clicking here (item included in the information packet in the top box on order form)	March 2, 2016	0.1 MiB
Quick Reference Card (English) 3.5″ X 8.5″ brochure (in English). Click here for Polish or Spanish version Explains Illinois’ Safe Haven Law (locations, what the law does and what happens at a Safe Haven) Who should use? Safe Haven Locations Schools Churches Libraries Medical Clinics Crisis Centers General Public Easy to pass out and add to mailings Can be ordered free of charge, by clicking here.	October 12, 2016	59 KiB
SAB Info Packet For Birthparents (2017) Contains information for the relinquishing parent (packet in English). Click here for Polish or Spanish version Includes: Help is Here brochure (Safe Haven Law Info & Optional Registration brochure) Post-partum Health Information brochure Illinois Adoption Registry brochure Who should use? Safe Haven Locations Can be ordered free of charge, by clicking here.	April 5, 2016	1.7 MiB
SAB Tear-off Phone Number Flyer 8.5″ X 11″ Poster (in English). Who should use? Safe Haven Locations Schools Churches Libraries Medical Clinics Crisis Centers General Public Easy to hand out and hang up Can be ordered free of charge, by clicking here.	April 18, 2018	0.4 MiB
SAB Wallet Card 2016 Downloadable “Generic Business Cards” Explains Illinois’ Safe Haven Law Provides phone number and website for Save Abandoned Babies Foundation Who should use? Safe Haven Locations Schools Churches Libraries Medical Clinics General Public	May 13, 2016	0.1 MiB
Save Abandoned Babies 2014 Outreach	March 2, 2016	5.4 MiB
SAVE ABANDONED BABIES PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT 60 Second Public Service Announcement Video	March 2, 2016	9.0 MiB
TimeLine&Facts Provides a description of Illinois Safe Haven Law Breaks down Save Abandoned Babies additions to the law by year Provides statistics of a relinquishing parent Who should use? Safe Haven Locations Educators Media General Public	December 28, 2018	0.1 MiB

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