Queens Raising Awareness for Safe Haven Program

In light of a recent incident where a baby girl was abandoned and died, Queens Borough President Helen Marshall joined Elmhurst Hospital Center’s Executive Director Chris Constantino and AMT Children of Hope Foundation’s President Timothy Jaccard to raise awareness for the Safe Haven Program.

NEW YORK—In light of a recent incident where a baby girl was abandoned and died, Queens Borough President Helen Marshall joined Elmhurst Hospital Center’s Executive Director Chris Constantino and AMT Children of Hope Foundation’s President Timothy Jaccard to raise awareness for the Safe Haven Program on Friday. Signs and plaques were added to the hospital’s pediatric room, and all other hospitals and clinics in Queens were asked to increase awareness, signs, and outreach to new mothers about the program. Under the Safe Haven program, mothers can bring infants to safe havens like these hospitals without fear of prosecution if they feel desperate or hopeless. If the infant is under 30 days old, the parent can remain anonymous and leave the infant with a hospital staff member.