Safe Place for Newborns

Guides to starting a program

Thank you for your interest in this life-saving program.
 

Perhaps you are interested in starting a program in your area.  Maybe your state has recently enacted newborn safe relinquishment legislation. Perhaps you already a similar program in your area and are looking for new ideas.  Whatever your mission, it is our hope that these pages will be of some help to you.  

Check back at this web page often- we are currently accumulating information and will be adding content soon!

Please do not hesitate to contact us, it will be our pleasure to be of assistance in anyway we can.

What's going on in my area?

Check our state map to check out what's going on in your area. 

• We are presently accumulating a great deal of information to include in this section.  Please check back often. 
• If you would like your name and address added to your state's page, please contact us with your information and we will add it to the web page. 

If there is not a program in your area:

• We have an outline of how to begin a program
• A critical step in the process is developing hospital procedures.
  Here is a guide to developing such procedures.
• Here is a set of documents you may find helpful including sample hospital procedures and legislation.

If you decide to begin work on a Safe Place for Newborns program, and feel free to contact us with any questions.

Periodically, people call our office to find out what is going on in their area.  If you would like to connect up with anyone's efforts in your area, feel free to contact us.  

Map will direct you to Safe Haven laws in other states.