Today, Lauren's Kids started a 42-hour advocacy walk to honor the 42 million survivors of childhood sexual abuse. The walk is taking place in Tallahassee, FL at the Capitol and will close outNational Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Child Abuse PreventionMonth by bringing advocates, survivors, and state leaders together to walk inside the walls of the Florida Capitol while raising awareness and advocating for change.
The CEO of Lauren's Kids, State Senator Lauren Book (D), is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse herself and has dedicated her political career to combatting this from happening to future children in the state of Florida. Senator Book started Lauren's Kids to attain this goal even further.
Lauren's Kids has taken time to take up projects in the past, like educating children and parents on safety tips when dealing with adults and how to protect children from strangers.
"We are walking together over the next 42+ hours to honor survivors, advocate for change, and bring awareness to something we know unfortunately impacts 1 in 3 girls and 1 in 5 boys before they graduate high school," said Senator Lauren Book, Founder and CEO of Lauren’s Kids. "Every 98 seconds, someone in the United States is sexually assaulted – which means that over the course of the next 42 hours, more than 1,500 people will be victimized. We will be shining a light for each one of those survivors to help amplify the messages of prevention, hope, and healing."
