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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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‘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 »
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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 »
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Book: DCF Secretary’s ‘Children Make False Claims’ Comment Shines Light On Department’s Culture
January 21, 2021
A comment by Florida Department of Children and Families Secretary Chad Poppell is still riling members of the Senate’s Children and Families Committee. None more so than Committee Chairwoman Lauren Book. Poppell claimed… Read More »
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Anyone can be a victim of human trafficking. We have to open our eyes.
November 23, 2020
There are predators who walk among us. They are Black and white, male and female, young and old, rich and poor. They are our neighbors and friends, business leaders and community workers. And thanks to the Tallahassee Police… Read More »
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Ron Book Karaoke Live
November 11, 2020
GIVE MIAMI DAY is coming up on Thursday, November 19(with Early Giving beginning November 16th and POWER HOUR big deal matching from 11 am - 12 noon on the 19th) - and I have some BIG NEWS to share with you a… Read More »
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Give Miami Day 2020
November 6, 2020
Friend, This year has been anything but normal, especially for children actually experiencing or at risk for abuse. Lauren’s Kids works everyday to prevent child sexual abuse through education and awareness, and to help … Read More »