TRAUMA AND EMERGENCIES
I need to safely surrender my newborn.
Dear Friend: We are so sorry that you are in this situation. We want you and your baby to be safe, healthy, and surrounded with support. We understand that grave circumstances may force us to make desperate choices. We believe that every parent deserves compassionate assistance, and we believe that you can make a life-saving choice for your child. If you feel unable to safely care for your newborn, please contact the following organizations.
If you are in an emergency situation, please call National Safe Haven Alliance now to receive support and assistance:
24/7 Crisis Hotline: (888) 510-BABY
Please Note: Emergency care is available for those who are struggling and need support to regain family stability. See more information below.
National Safe Haven Alliance
https://www.nationalsafehavenalliance.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/safebabyhaven/
24/7 Crisis Hotline: (888) 510-BABY
Email: contact@nationalsafehavenalliance.org
The National Safe Haven Alliance (NSHA) has supported all state efforts that are in alignment with the NSHA mission, to prevent infanticide and newborn abandonment through education and advocacy of the Safe Haven law. NSHA commits to supporting and assisting a parent in a crisis situation that may be unwilling or unable to care for her newborn, by providing national resources and options including parenting and adoption. National Safe Haven Alliance leaders are the Safe Haven subject matter experts. The volunteer staff are advocates from across the country committed to supporting parents and providers in desperate circumstances including parenting resources, adoption support, and Safe Haven information.
Find a Safe Haven: https://www.nationalsafehavenalliance.org/maps/
Safe Haven Baby Boxes
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SafeHavenBabyBoxes/
24/7 Hotline: 1-866-99BABY1
Email: shbb@SafeHavenBabyBoxes.com
Safe Haven Baby Boxes mission is to prevent illegal abandonment of newborns by raising awareness, offering a 24-hour hotline for mothers in crisis and offering a last resort option for women. Women in crisis can call the 24 hour hotline and can receive counseling and assistance. To date, the hotline has received close to 4,000 calls from every state in the United States. Safe Haven Baby Boxes has referred over 500 women to crisis pregnancy centers, assisted in 6 adoption referrals, and have had 59 legal Safe Haven surrenders.
Safe Families for Children
*An emergency care program offered by Bethany Christian Services
Informational Page: https://bethany.org/help-a-child/emergency-care/safe-families
Contact for Help: https://bethany.org/contact-us?areaOfInterests=b52fe007-4469-e611-80d5-0050568618f3
When a family is in crisis, kids can become vulnerable to neglect and abuse. No family should experience this. Through the Safe Families for Children ministry, volunteer Host Families offer loving care to parents, watching over their children while the parents regain stability.
Please note: Emergency care is not foster care.
In foster care, children are placed into homes through the courts, and foster families receive compensation for their care. In Safe Families, parents voluntarily place children into homes, and host families receive no compensation for their care.
With foster care, the courts remove a child from their home, often because of abuse or neglect. With emergency care, parents voluntarily seek a safe place for their child due to a number of reasons including an unexpected illness, homelessness, or the lack of extended family support.
While it may vary, the average length of stay in Safe Families is 30 days, whereas foster care can be closer to a year. This temporary care for children gives parents time to re-establish stability in their homes so the family can be reunited—stronger than ever.
*The above text is from the BCS Safe Families for Children webpage.