This weekend, Lauren’s Kids earned its 5th Suncoast Regional Emmy Award for its Safer, Smarter Kids: Second Grade - Safety Superheroes curriculum. The Suncoast Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Scienc… Read More »
Dear friends and LK family – As I sit here flipping through old photos and reflecting on milestones from the past 15 years, I am struck by how much has changed since December 2007 when I first founded Lauren’s Kids. … Read More »
In November, Balenciaga released a disgusting and tone-deaf, if not dangerous, holiday ad campaign depicting children holding teddy bears in bondage harnesses and costumes, with alcohol and bondage gear around them. Many quic… Read More »
On October 10th of 2018, Hurricane Michael hit Florida’s gulf coast, destroying more than just people's homes and businesses. Child abuse survivors at the Gulf Coast Children’s Advocacy Center lost safe spaces to heal. Th… Read More »
The statistics are startling. 1 in 3 girls and 1 in 5 boys are sexually abused before their eighteenth birthday and yet 30% of abuse is never reported. Childhood sexual abuse transcends every education level, socioeconomic st… Read More »
Last month, Demi Lovato released her latest album, which included a song that quickly received the attention of fans and the media and spurred a powerful TikTok movement. The lyrics in one of her latest releases, "29," hav… Read More »
Years after their crimes were first reported, both Ghislaine Maxwell and R. Kelly has each been sentenced to prison, sending a powerful message to perpetrators of abuse: what’s done in darkness WILL be brought to light beca… Read More »
Last week during National Internet Safety Month, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill sponsored by Lauren’s Kids founder and CEO Lauren Book into law to help combat the proliferation of digital sex crimes. Senate Bil… Read More »
On Saturday, May 21st 2022, Lauren’s Kids, a Florida-based nonprofit that works to prevent child sexual abuse and help survivors heal, hosted a cocktail reception and sit down dinner honoring the work of the people who make… Read More »
As Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Child Abuse Prevention Month come to a close, we are honored to talk about the POWER of PREVENTION during this final week of significance. While we cannot stop every instance, 95% of ch… Read More »
