March 3, 2016
The Gulf Coast Children's Advocacy Center, in a partnership with the group Lauren's Kids, will host a 4.2-mile walk through the city Friday to bring light and awareness to the dark subject of child sexual abuse. To learn m… Read More »
News & Blog
Sunday, Feb. 28 – Watch Lauren’s TED Talk From Oxford!
March 3, 2016
Sunday, Feb. 28 @ 11:30 a.m. EST (4:30 p.m. local time), Lauren Book took the stage at the Oxford New Theatre in Oxford, England to deliver a TED talk about the importance of finding your "X"...but first, finding your (wh)Y? … Read More »
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2016 Safer, Smarter Schools Conference
March 3, 2016
In February of 2016, Lauren’s Kids hosted 300+ educators for the Foundation’s fourth Safer, Smarter Schools Conference in Orlando, Florida. In addition to training sessions on best practices for implementing the first-of-… Read More »
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Walk In My Shoes Tour Kicks Off in Tallahassee
March 1, 2016
31 year old Lauren Book crosses the finish line, something that might not have been possible years ago. "Well I'm a survivor of childhood sexual abuse from the time I was 10 years old until I was 16 at the hands of my live… Read More »
Category: News, News & Blog, Walk in My Shoes
Save the date: Perspectives in Child Abuse Prevention Conference
February 29, 2016
Learn more & register today: Click Here!… Read More »
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Lauren Book Takes Action on Monitoring Sex Offenders
February 18, 2016
There's a call for change after an NBC 6 investigation exposes the state’s failure to monitor some released sex offenders. Lauren Book survived years of sexual abuse by a family nanny. Learn more about her actions on mon… Read More »
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V-Day: Let’s Talk Touch
February 12, 2016
By: The Lauren’s Kids Psychology Team & Tara Zuckerman, PsyD Touch – with Valentines Day right around the corner, it’s at the forefront of our minds. It’s the way in which we show affection, and the way in whic… Read More »
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Watch the Walk LIVE!
February 3, 2016
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Calling All South Florida Supporters!
January 12, 2016
Calling all South Florida supporters! It's that time again. Bloomingdale's Florida Charity Day 2016! Bloomingdale's at the Falls and Aventura Malls will be donating $7,500 to Lauren's Kids toward our work to prevent abuse and… Read More »
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Context Florida: Lauren Book – Rape crime testing and child assaults
January 6, 2016
Recent, alarming news coverage of the rape kit testing backlog problem here in Florida shines a much-needed light on the overall issue of identifying and prosecuting sexual predators — and we need to remember that this is a… Read More »
