County of Santa data
Office of the County Executive
County Government Center, East Wing
70 West Hcdding Street

San Jose, California 95110
(408) 299-5102

Safely Surrendered Baby Implementation Meeting
SSA Administration,333 W Julian Street

5th floor,Executive Conference'Room
March 4,2005
AGENDA

1. Welcome and Introductions: Will Lightboume/Ben Lopes
2. Discuss SB 116(Dutton):
a.

Update on bill introduction/bearings

b. Request for Support Letters
c. Plan for testimony/media release

3. Progress Update from Workgroups:

. Public Safety (site designations; kits/signs; 911
protocol)

b. Fundraising

c. Media/Education(PR contract/partnersbips)

d. Healtb/Human Services (flow chart; public bealtb
training team; staff training; reclaiming process;
conununication plan; agreement with coi^unity
clinics; VMC drill; hospital council; medical
questionnaire)

e. Legislative/policy update: SB 116(Dutton)
f. Establish timeline for April completion of all activity
4. Next meeting date/time/location
Liz Kniss
Board of Supervisors: Donald F. Gagt Blanca Alvarado, Pete McHugli,James T.Beall,Jr.,
County Executive: Peter Kutyas,Jr.

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SAFE HAVEN TASKFORCE SUB-COMMITTEES

The Safe Haven Taskforce will oversee the following subcommittees: Media and
Outreach, Policy and Legislation, Public Safety and Health and Human Services.

Subcommittees are charged to produce a set of recommendations that will:
♦ Ensure the safety and health of infants who are surrendered.
♦

Prevent infant death due to abandonment.

♦ Increase pubhc awareness of the law.
♦ Remove barriers and enhance access to parents or those who might assist parents in
safely surrendering an mfant.

♦ Ensure a method for gathering and communicating data on the number of infants
safely surrendered or abandoned in Santa Clara County.

Media and Outreach Subcommittee (Including but not limited to):
♦ Ensure a regionally consistent Public Information Campaign.

♦ Identify ways to ensure a culturally sensitive and appropriate approach to outreach.
♦ Identify methods for reaching out to high-risk parent(s) those who may be on the
verge of abandoning their babies.

♦ Implementation of Uniform Site Designation throughout the County.

Policy and Legislation Subcommittee (Including but not limited to):

♦ Examine the need for amendments to the existing law that would clarify certain

aspects related to safeguarding the confidentiality to parents who safely surrender
their babies.

♦ Identify opportunities to enhance the prevention aspect of the law.
♦ Determine if there are other opportunities that might facilitate the implementation
of the Law.

Public Safety Subcommittee (Includirig but not limited to):

♦ Determine the feasibility and need of expanding Safe Haven Sites to other public
entities within Santa Clara County

♦ Consider ways of improving access to designated sites and protecting safety and
health of mother and infant

♦ Training module for specialized details for staff likely to receive surrendered babies.
Health and Human Services Subcommittee (Including but not limited to):

♦ Development of a Standardized training and procedural modules including:
Information on location ofSafe haven sites; Available prevention and support programs;
Social cultural and psychological aspects ofchildbearing; Ways ofassisting women who may
be concealing or denying pregnancies; Methodsfor developing or augmenting school
curricula to include information about SSB.

♦ Identify data elements to be collected regarding all newborns safely surrendered or
abandoned consistent with State instruction for data collection through the
CWS/CMS system.