Making a difference - A Safe Haven For Newborns

371 newborns not abandoned in Florida, left at Safe Haven (Fire/EMS and hospitals).
Over 6000 girls/women assisted in their time of need or crisis.
72 mothers, their anonymity not a concern, choose to place their baby directly with a licensed adoption agency.
6 parents were helped to successfully regain their parental rights.
9 newborns saved from abandonment in other States, and 1 newborn saved in country of Honduras securing their future.

Each year, many girls and women in need or crisis are assisted through “A Safe Haven for Newborns”.

By Year (Florida)	Safe Haven	Abandoned In Unsafe Places	Total
2000	0	3	3
2001	5	3	8
2002	10	6	16
2003	14	9	23
2004	10	3	13
2005	23	3	26
2006	16	7	23
2007	23	4	27
2008	22	6	28
2009	17	3	20
2010	11	0	11
2011	13	0	13
2012	21	3	24
2013	23	3	26
2014	10	0	10
2015	18	0	18
2016	11	2	13
2017	21	3	24
2018	28	1	29
2019	14	3	17
2020	16	0	16
2021	21	0	21
2022	14	0	14
2023	10	2	12
Totals:	371	64 (Alive:31 - Dead:33	435

By County	Safe Haven	Abandoned In Unsafe Places	Total
Alachua	19	0	19
Bay	5	1	6
Brevard	5	2	7
Broward	42	8	50
Charlotte	4	0	4
Clay	5	0	5
Collier	3	1	4
Columbia	5	0	5
Duval	30	3	33
Escambia	10	0	10
Flagler	4	0	4
Hernando	10	0	10
Highlands	5	2	7
Hillsborough	12	2	14
Indian River	2	1	3
Lake	4	0	4
Lee	20	1	21
Leon	7	1	8
Manatee	7	1	8
Marion	4	2	6
Martin	1	0	1
Miami-Dade	56	8	64
Monroe	6	2	8
Nassau	2	0	2
Okaloosa	2	1	3
Orange	20	8	28
Osceola	3	0	3
Palm Beach	22	6	28
Pasco	3	1	4
Pinellas	8	3	11
Polk	7	5	12
Putnam	1	1	2
Santa Rosa	6	1	7
Seminole	12	1	13
St. Lucie	3	0	3
Sumter	0	1	1
St. Johns	2	0	2
Taylor	1	0	1
Volusia	12	1	13
Wakulla	1	0	1
Totals:	371	64	435