Be Our Guest / Sherry Foushee

National Safe Haven Alliance eager to continue helping mothers in crisis pregnancies

We are now into the spring season with new growth and beginnings.

The month of April and new life is a very special time for the National Safe Haven Alliance (NSHA). This lifesaving nonprofit working to promote the continuing existence of the Safe Haven Laws across this country, and in Indiana, is again celebrating April as Safe Haven Awareness month.

The NSHA will continue to support mothers facing crisis pregnancies and post-birth situations, with lifesaving alternatives and solutions to prevent infanticide and newborn abandonment.

In many of these situations, a mother is considering surrendering her infant due to lack of family support and other challenges. Our goal is to walk with this mother to provide what she might desperately need—whether it be supporting her choice to parent, a need for temporary placement, adoption assistance, or Safe Haven relinquishment. We are committed to working with this mother by researching the support in her community.

Our crisis response team and our 24/7 confidential hotline are always available to provide these safe options in a crisis situation. Please call 1-888-510-BABY (2229), or go to nationalsafehavenalliance.org for assistance.

Spreading the awareness of this lifesaving alternative is very necessary to make sure that anyone in this crisis needing help will know that they have a confidential source of support with total anonymity and without fear of prosecution.

Please help us celebrate the 4,741 newborn’s lives saved in the last 20-plus years. We are thankful and very grateful for the providers that help to save many.

We at the National Safe Haven Alliance are committed to continue this lifesaving mission until there is no need.

National Safe Haven Alliance cares.
 

(Sherry Foushee is a member of St. Bartholomew Parish in Columbus and is the Indiana representative for National Safe Haven Alliance. Mothers in need can call or text 888-510-2229, where a crisis response team is available for confidential help 24/7 to provide safe options for her and her baby. For more information on NSHA, go to www.nationalsafehavenalliance.org.) †