In Rockwall County, parents in crisis now have a new, anonymous option to safely surrender a newborn. A Safe Haven Baby Box is officially in place at the McLendon‑Chisholm fire station, designed to protect the most vulnerable.
McLendon‑Chisholm Fire Chief Eddie Stough has answered countless calls, and he says some never leave you. For him, it’s responding to an abandoned baby found in a dumpster. The baby did not survive.
“As a parent, seeing my kids, I can’t imagine a baby being put in that position that I went through in the past,” he said. “After the fact is when it really starts to hit you that this mother felt like she had no other choice.”…