Safe Haven for Infants

The Safe Haven law provides safe options for a parent that may be unable or unwilling to care for their infant. Safe Haven allows a parent to anonymously relinquish an unharmed baby to a Safe Haven provider and the parent will not be prosecuted. This law gives a desperate parent a safe alternative to save the life of a newborn. In Indiana, the Safe Haven law provides legal protection for distressed parents relinquishing an unharmed infant up to 30 days old at any staffed police department, firehouse or hospital.

In Crawfordsville, please contact:

Crawfordsville Police Department: 311 N Green St, Crawfordsville, IN 47933, (765) 362-3762

Crawfordsville Fire Department: 100 S Water St, Crawfordsville, IN 47933, (765) 362-1277

St. Franciscan Health Hospital: 1710 Lafayette Ave, Crawfordsville, IN 47933, (765) 362-2800

Montgomery County Sherriff's Department: 600 Memorial Drive, Crawfordsville, IN 47933 (765) 362-3740

National Safe Haven Alliance -1-888-510-BABY (2229) - https://www.nationalsafehavenalliance.org/ The National Safe Haven Alliance (NSHA) supports states’ efforts 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.