What is a Safe Haven Baby Box?
Safe Haven Baby Boxes offer a compassionate and secure option for mothers in crisis who are unable to care for their newborns. Designed with innovative safety features and installed on the exterior walls of fire stations and hospitals, each box ensures the safe and anonymous surrender of infants. The exterior door locks automatically when a newborn is placed inside, and an interior door allows medical personnel to promptly and securely retrieve the baby, ensuring immediate care and protection. Safe Haven Baby Boxes are a vital resource, providing a lifeline for mothers and a safe beginning for their newborns.
Every year, countless infants are heartbreakingly abandoned in the United States. While each situation is unique, parents are continuously finding themselves in times of crisis, facing emotional and practical challenges that can lead to desperate and unsafe decisions. These tragic stories underscore the urgent need for a secure and compassionate alternative that provides parents with a safe and anonymous option for child surrender and gives children the possibility of a brighter future.
Since 2016, Safe Haven Baby Boxes have provided a discreet and secure option for parents to surrender their newborns. By raising awareness of the Safe Haven Law, operating a national 24-hour hotline, and carefully designing and implementing Baby Boxes in fire stations across the United States, Safe Haven Baby Boxes help ensure that no child is left without care and no parent feels like they have no options.
What We Do
Helping Mothers in Need
In addition to our 24/7 crisis hotline and placing Safe Haven Baby Boxes in communities, we strategically place billboards in high-traffic areas in order to raise awareness about the Safe Haven Law and capture the attention of potential mothers-in-crisis who may not be aware of the safe and anonymous options available to them. By featuring clear, compassionate messages and essential information, our billboards serve as a constant reminder that help is available.
First Responders Training
Our team travels to fire stations and hospitals across the country, providing essential training on the Safe Haven Law to firefighters, paramedics, nurses, and other healthcare professionals. Educating those on the front lines ensures that every baby surrendered under the Safe Haven Law receives the immediate care and protection they need.
Public Speaking
We’re dedicated to raising awareness about the Safe Haven Law through impactful public speaking engagements. Whether it’s schools, community groups, or organizations, our presentations are designed to inspire understanding, compassion, and action, ensuring that every parent in crisis knows they have a safe and anonymous way to surrender their newborn.
State Laws
States highlighted in orange have Baby Boxes