The walk will begin in Key West on Tuesday and conclude on May 1 near the Florida Capitol, with participants clocking 25 miles each day. The event seeks to raise awareness for childhood sexual abuse and will feature survivors and advocates as well as schools and educators who teach Lauren\u2019s Kids\u2019 Safer, Smarter Kids<\/a>\u00a0abuse prevention curriculum program, law enforcement, sex crimes prosecutors, community and elected leaders.<\/p>\n The\u00a0Walk in My Shoes<\/a>\u00a0journey is personal. Book is a survivor herself. What began as one woman turning pain into purpose has grown into a statewide movement to protect children and heal hearts. Over the next month, Book will stop in communities across the state to walk alongside fellow survivors, advocates and local leaders, calling attention to a crisis that affects 1 in 3 girls and 1 in 5 boys before they turn 18.<\/p>\n Through Lauren\u2019s Kids, Book has made it her life\u2019s mission to end child sexual abuse. The nonprofit\u2019s award-winning prevention curriculum programs,\u00a0Safer, Smarter Kids<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Safer, Smarter Teens<\/a>, teach age-appropriate safety skills in schools across Florida and beyond \u2014 because 95% of child sexual abuse is preventable with education and awareness.<\/p>\n There are more than 42 million survivors of child sexual abuse in the U.S. \u2014 and every day, new cases are reported in Florida. The walk is a chance to say: no more. No more silence. No more shame. No more abuse.<\/p>\n Stops on the walk include:<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/FL_TopChoice_LearnMore_728-\u00d7-90.jpg\")
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