Safe. Legal. Confidential.

If you are facing an unexpected situation after the birth of a newborn, you have options. Safe surrender is available 24 hours a day at designated hospitals and fire stations across Colorado, and trained professionals are ready to help.

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This site is built for three types of visitors. Select the option that fits your situation:

I’m a Parent / Birth Parent in Crisis

Get immediate guidance, learn your options, and understand what safe surrender looks like step-by-step.

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A Baby Was Surrendered Here

Access protocols, reporting requirements, and training resources for safe and consistent implementation.
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You Are Safe Here

Colorado law allows a parent to safely surrender a newborn within 72 hours of birth at a designated hospital or fire station.

No appointment is required.

No identification is required.

Staff are trained to receive a safe surrender respectfully and without judgment. If you want guidance before arriving, call or text the 24/7 hotline.

Our goal is simple: a Colorado where every newborn is safe and every parent in crisis is met with compassion, dignity, and a lawful path forward.

How Safe Surrender Works

Safe surrender is intended to be clear and immediate

1

Go to a designated location

Visit any staffed hospital, fire station, or stand alone emergency clinic. Urgent Cares are not Safe Haven surrender locations.

2

Hand your baby directly to staff

The staff member must be a firefighter when at a fire station or a hospital staff member who engages in the admission, care, or treatment of patients at a health facility. They will receive the newborn and begin the appropriate care.

3

You may leave safely

After surrender, you may leave at any time. You may provide medical information if you choose. It can help providers, but it is not required. You have the right to leave and are not required to answer questions.
You may provide medical information if you choose. It can help providers, but it is not required.
How to Surrender (Step-by-Step)

You Have Options

Safe surrender is one option, but it may not be the only support available to you. If you want to explore other resources first, we can help connect you to confidential services that provide guidance on adoption, parenting, and other support.

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Colorado law allows a parent to safely surrender a newborn within 72 hours of birth at a designated hospital or fire station.
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Call/Text the 24/7 Hotline

Colorado allows surrender at Hospitals, Fire Stations and Stand Alone Emergency clinics

Colorado Safe Haven works with hospitals, fire departments, and state agencies to support consistent and coordinated implementation of Colorado’s Safe Haven law.
Professionals can access protocol guidance, reporting requirements, training materials, and signage ordering.
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About Colorado Safe Haven

Colorado Safe Haven for Newborns is a nonpartisan, statewide organization dedicated to preventing unsafe infant abandonment.
We increase awareness of Colorado’s Safe Haven law and support education, training, and partnerships—so that no newborn is abandoned and no parent faces crisis alone.
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Statewide awareness, professional training, and public education are made possible through community support.
Your contribution helps expand education across Colorado and strengthen coordinated implementation across hospitals, fire stations, and partner agencies statewide.
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