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Notice of Abandonment - Greenwood - August

August 22, 2017 - Greenwood County Department of Social Services officials report that infant twins with the estimated date of birth of August 18, 2017, were abandoned on the same date at the North West Fire Department in Greenwood County. Upon the…

Notice of Abandonment - Greenwood July 2017

GREENWOOD, SC -- Greenwood County Department of Social Services officials report that an infant was born on July 13, 2017, in Self Regional Hospital Greenwood County. The baby was abandoned and left in the care of medical professionals at the…

Notice of Abandonment -- Laurens

April 25, 2017 - Laurens County Department of Social Services officials report that an infant was born April 21, 2017, abandoned at Laurens Memorial Hospital, and placed under the protection of Safe Haven with medical professionals on April 23,…

Notice of Abandonment - Newberry

November 28, 2016 - Newberry County Department of Social Services officials report that an infant was born on November 25, 2016, and abandoned at Newberry County Memorial Hospital in Newberry on November 26, 2016, and placed under the…

Notice of Abandonment - Greenwood

November 18, 2016 - Greenwood, SC - Greenwood County Department of Social Services officials report that an infant was born on November 11, 2016, and abandoned at Self Regional Hospital located in Greenwood on November 13, 2016, and placed under the…

Notice of Abandonment

September 20, 2016 - Columbia, SC – Richland County Department of Social Services officials report that an infant born 7/21/16 was abandoned at Palmetto Richland Hospital in Columbia on September 19, 2016, and placed under the protection of Safe…

Notice of Abandonment

August 4, 2016 – Spartanburg County Department of Social Services officials report that an infant was brought to Camp Croft Fire Department located in Spartanburg, SC, on August 3, 2016, and placed under the protection of Safe Haven with…

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Daniel's Law - Safe Haven for Babies

Daniel's Law Daniel's Law was signed into law in 2001 and is named for an infant boy who survived after being buried in a landfill in Allendale County soon after his birth. Nurses named him Daniel as he recovered at a hospital. The Safe Haven for…

Infant Safely Surrendered in Richland County Under Safe Haven Act

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 803-898-7602 publicinfo@dss.sc.gov Infant Safely Surrendered in Richland County Under Safe Haven Act April 16, 2024 – Healthcare professionals at Prisma Health Richland Hospital in Richland County recently accepted an infant…


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