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Kern County proclaims February 'Safe Surrender Baby Awareness Month,' coalition announces Feb. 18 press conference
Summary
Supervisors adopted a proclamation recognizing Safe Surrender Baby Awareness Month. Department of Human Services and coalition partners said the law provides a no‑shame option to surrender newborns to hospitals or fire stations and credited the program with saving 105 infants in Kern County since 2006.
BAKERSFIELD — The Kern County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 10 proclaimed February 2026 as Safe Surrender Baby Awareness Month and received remarks from Department of Human Services staff and coalition partners about local outreach efforts.
Supervisor Flores presented the proclamation and noted a recent local infant abandonment tragedy as part of the…
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