May 6, 2021
While Lauren Book is talking on the phone, a little girl giggles in the background. This is Book’s 4-year-old Kennedy Grace, the twin of Hudson Lee, and they’re clearly a joyful duo. “They’re so funny and cute,” … Read More »
Author: Lauren Book
SENATOR: Strength and resilience can be found even after the darkest of storms
April 15, 2021
In the face of insurmountable pain, loss and suffering, victims of child sexual abuse come to places like the Gulf Coast Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC) to find hope and healing. As a survivor myself, I understand firsthan… Read More »
Category: News
Lauren’s Kids Announces National Sexual Assault Awareness and Child Abuse Prevention Month PSA and Outreach Campaigns
April 5, 2021
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – In honor of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Child Abuse Prevention Months, Lauren’s Kids is announcing outreach and awareness campaigns and sharing free resources in the month of April to help pr… Read More »
Category: News
Coming in April to a TV near you: Lauren’s Kids presents…The Journey Home
March 26, 2021
In October of 2018, Hurricane Michael ravaged the Florida Panhandle and destroyed more than physical buildings. Child abuse survivors at the Gulf Coast Children’s Advocacy Center lost safe spaces to heal. From therapy s… Read More »
Category: News
Children’s Advocacy Center reopens Panama City therapy building after Hurricane Michael
February 15, 2021
PANAMA CITY — Emotions ran high as the Gulf Coast Children’s Advocacy Center unveiled its rebuilt therapy building Friday that was destroyed by Hurricane Michael. The days of doing therapy in cars or the back of pickup… Read More »
Category: News & Blog
Victims of child sexual abuse find healing at new Trauma Therapy House
February 15, 2021
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) – Hurricane Michael destroyed many buildings, including the Trauma Therapy House at the Gulf Coast Children’s Advocacy Center in Panama City. It’s a place that provides counseling, therapy,… Read More »
Category: News & Blog
Gulf Coast Children’s Advocacy Center celebrates reopening of Therapy House more than 2 years after storm
February 15, 2021
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) – It was an exciting day for the Gulf Coast Children’s Advocacy Center on Friday as they celebrated a project more than two years in the making. The center officially got the keys to their brand n… Read More »
Category: News & Blog
Lauren’s Kids and AshBritt reveal New Gulf Coast Children’s Advocacy Center Therapy Building
February 15, 2021
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) – Two years ago, Hurricane Michael destroyed nearly everything in its path, including the Trauma Therapy House at the Gulf Coast Children’s Advocacy Center in Panama City. Before it was de… Read More »
Category: News & Blog
‘Lifesaving Godsends For Survivors Of Abuse’: State Sen. Lauren Book Knows Firsthand The Important Work Done By Slain FBI Agents
February 9, 2021
State Sen. Lauren Book, a child advocate and a survivor of child sexual abuse, understands better than most just how important the work Special Agents Laura Schwartzenberger and Daniel Alfin were doing. “As a child who w… Read More »
Category: News & Blog
Fight human trafficking: Learn the warning signs
February 1, 2021
Too many people still believe human trafficking exists in faraway places, on the other side of the world, in communities that look very different than their own. In actuality, this scourge is spreading in our own backyards. M… Read More »
