As a former television journalist and longtime national Safe Haven advocate, Suzanne brings more than 25 years of experience to conversations surrounding Safe Haven Law, infant abandonment, adoption and mothers in crisis. She is available for television, radio, podcasts and print interviews, as well as remote appearances by Zoom or phone.
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Suzanne Hobbs is an author, speaker, former television journalist and longtime Safe Haven advocate. After helping establish Idaho's Safe Haven law, she later adopted her daughter through the very law she championed. Her story has been featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show, and she has been named one of the 100 Most Inspiring Women in the World.
Suzanne Hobbs is an author, speaker, former television journalist and nationally recognized Safe Haven advocate whose life has been shaped by the power of one decision. During her 14-year television news career, she helped champion Idaho's Safe Haven law after covering the death of an abandoned newborn. Two years later, she adopted her daughter through that same law. Suzanne's story has been featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show and in books and magazines, and she was named one of the 100 Most Inspiring Women in the World. Today, she serves as Director of Media Relations for the National Safe Haven Alliance.
Suzanne Hobbs is an author, speaker, former television journalist and nationally recognized Safe Haven advocate whose story is a powerful example of how one person can create lasting change.
During her 14-year career in television news, Suzanne covered the heartbreaking death of a newborn who had been abandoned in a dumpster in Idaho. Rather than simply report the story and move on, she took action. Working with Idaho lawmakers, she helped champion creating the state's Safe Haven Law, giving mothers in crisis a safe, legal option to surrender a newborn.
Two years later, that work changed Suzanne's own life when she adopted her daughter through the very Safe Haven law she had helped establish.
Her remarkable full-circle story has been shared on The Oprah Winfrey Show and featured in books, magazines and media outlets across the country. Suzanne was also named one of the 100 Most Inspiring Women in the World and is the bestselling author of The Hungry Snake and author of The Sleepy Snake: A Perfect Bedtime Story.
Today, Suzanne serves as Director of Media Relations for the National Safe Haven Alliance, where she continues working to increase awareness of Safe Haven laws in all 50 states. On stage, she brings together the instincts of a journalist, the heart of a mother and the perspective of an advocate who has spent more than 25 years turning one tragic story into a mission to help save lives.
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Download high-res photoSuzanne Hobbs is the bestselling author of The Hungry Snake and the forthcoming The Sleepy Snake: A Perfect Bedtime Story. Her newest children's book brings the familiar snake back in a sweet bedtime story designed to become part of a family's nightly routine.
The Sleepy Snake: A Perfect Bedtime Story
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The Hungry Snake
Also published in Spanish as La serpiente hambrienta. Spanish edition .
These are subjects within one talk, The Power of One, which runs about 30 minutes. They are also the subjects Suzanne can speak to in an interview.
Safe Haven Law. How it works, why it matters and how laws vary from state to state.
The story that started it all. Covering the death of a newborn found in a dumpster and turning that tragedy into action through legislation.
The Power of One. How one person, one story and one decision can create lasting change.
A remarkable full-circle. Helping champion Idaho's Safe Haven Law and, two years later, adopting Lillie through that same law.
25 years of Safe Haven stories. The lives saved, the heartbreaking cases that still happen, and why continued public awareness is critical.
Suzanne shared her Safe Haven and adoption story with a national daytime audience.
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Suzanne on the cover, under the headlines Inspiration Through Adoption and The Power of One.
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A Safe Haven, on turning one news story into legislation.
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Carries Suzanne's account of adopting Lillie under the Safe Haven law.
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Carries Suzanne's account of adopting Lillie under the Safe Haven law.
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