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Author: Monica Kelsey

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Beyond the Box with Monica Kelsey is a powerful podcast dedicated to raising awareness, educating the public, and advocating for change in the fight against infant abandonment. Hosted by Monica Kelsey, Founder and CEO of Safe Haven Baby Boxes, this podcast dives deep into real stories, expert insights, and the life-saving impact of Safe Haven laws and baby box programs across the country.


Each episode features compelling conversations with firefighters, legal experts, healthcare professionals, policymakers, adoptive families, and even mothers who have used Safe Haven Baby Boxes. Together, they shed light on the challenges, victories, and ongoing efforts to provide safe, legal, and anonymous surrender options for parents in crisis.


From heartwarming rescue stories to policy discussions shaping the future, Beyond the Box is a must-listen for anyone passionate about saving lives and supporting vulnerable infants.

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How A Missouri Fire Chief Handles Anonymous Newborn Surrenders

How A Missouri Fire Chief Handles Anonymous Newborn Surrenders

2026-09-0152:35

A fire chief is on a conference call with three attorneys when his phone lights up and the camera feed shows something he has trained for but never actually seen: a newborn inside a Safe Haven Baby Box. He blurts out “There’s a baby,” walks away from the call, and immediately shifts into a mission where failure is not an option. We talk with Chief Hendricks of the Melville Fire Protection District about becoming Missouri’s first Safe Haven Baby Box location, the public pressure that ca...
A Soft Place To Land

A Soft Place To Land

2026-08-1852:59

A teenager reports abuse and ends up in a DSS office, exhausted, scared, and forced to overhear strangers retell her trauma while they hunt for placement. That moment is hard to shake and it is also the spark behind Lily Pad, a nonprofit building calm, home-like rooms inside Department of Social Services offices so kids in foster care have a safe place to wait, sleep, eat, and breathe. We’re joined by Jennifer Tice, a former labor and delivery nurse, longtime foster parent, and the executive...
A Night Of Donuts, Death, And Duty

A Night Of Donuts, Death, And Duty

2026-07-2943:36

A midnight pager goes off, and what sounds like a standard “rollover, party pinned” call turns into every parent’s nightmare. On the way to the scene, I answer my phone and hear my son JJ screaming for help, and suddenly I am not just a medic responding to an emergency. I am a mom racing into the dark, trying to hold it together while my family’s world collapses in real time. We tell the full story of May 26, 2016: the graduation bonfire, the decision to go back for a forgotten phone, ...
From Storage Unit To Saving Lives

From Storage Unit To Saving Lives

2026-02-2437:55

Support the show shbb.org Find Safe Haven Baby Boxes on: TikTok Instagram Youtube X Facebook Find Monica Kelsey on: TikTok Instagram
Silent Choices, Loud Lessons

Silent Choices, Loud Lessons

2026-02-1045:59

Support the show shbb.org Find Safe Haven Baby Boxes on: TikTok Instagram Youtube X Facebook Find Monica Kelsey on: TikTok Instagram
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