Each year babies die as a result of being abandoned by moms and/or dads whose own trauma, trials or unfortunate lives put them in desperate situations. The tragedy is that most are not found in time and a precious life is taken. ‘This is the earliest form of abuse’, says Ellen Campbell, CEO and Founder of Abuse Hurts. Their short lives, abruptly ended without dignity or even a name, was like a painful cry heard by Ellen who had agonized about the fate of these unclaimed babies, buried in unnamed graves. View a piece on the most recent funeral here.
Toronto Police Services
http://tpsnews.ca/stories/2018/03/memorial-abandoned-infants/
Baby found still alive in Halifax, in October, 2017
https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=1246641&binId=1.1145518&playlistPageNum=1
Abuse Hurts will receive abandoned babies from anywhere in Canada, give them a name and memorialize the babies with a proper service and burial through the Huggum’s Hope Memorial program. There have been requests from the RCMP outside of Ontario to be allowed to access this service and Abuse Hurts is pleased to be able to help. “We are grateful for all the support received. The first funeral service and those services to come, and the permanent memorial will provide dignity for these babies and will show that “They matter and we care,” said Ellen Campbell.