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SAFELY SURRENDERED BABY PROGRAM, CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES (CDSS)

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• Description: Provides a safe location to surrendered newborn infants.Safely Surrender Baby Law: A parent or person with lawful custody can safely surrender a baby confidentially and without fear of prosecution within 72 hours of birth. A baby can be safely surrendered at a public or private hospital or fire station. At the time of surrender, a bracelet is placed on the baby for identification purposes, and a matching bracelet is provided to the parent or lawful guardian. A parent or person with lawful custody has up to 14 days from the time of surrender to reclaim their baby. The baby will be placed in a foster or pre-adoptive home.
• Website: https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/safely-surrendered-baby
• Email: ssb@dss.ca.gov
• Phone(s): (877) 222-9723
• Hours: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year
• Eligibility: Any person with lawful custody of newborn baby
• Requirements: Complete a medical questionnaire, however, can be voluntarily filled out and returned at the time the child is surrendered or may be completed later and mailed in the envelope provided for this purpose.
• Areas Served:
  • United States
• Categories:
  • Safe Havens for Abandoned Newborns
• Contacts:

Location(s)

Location Name: CDSS MAIN OFFICE - SACRAMENTO

• Accessibility: Potential limitations to access - call for information
• Physical Address: 744 P Street, Sacramento, CA, 95814