Erin Merryn is a very dynamic young lady who clearly describes how the sexual abuse that occurred to her as a child impacted her. She truly motivated people in our community to better protect our children from sexual abuse.
Erin Merryn
Child Sexual Abuse Survivor, Advocate, & Force Behind "Erin's Law"
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Erin Merryn is a nationally recognized speaker, advocate, and published author. Her first book "Stolen Innocence" was published before she graduated high school. She is a survivor of child sexual abuse and is the force behind Erin's Law, a law that requires personal body safety taught in public schools. Erin published Stolen Innocence in 2004, Living for Today in 2009 and An Unimaginable Act in 2013, all memoirs.
People Magazine named her one of fifteen people changing the world in 2014 along with Oprah and Hillary Clinton. She was named Glamour Magazine woman of the year in 2012. She has appeared on Oprah, CNN, Today Show, and Good Morning America, among others.
Erin graduated with her MSW in 2009 and lives in the suburbs of Chicago with her husband and two young girls.
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CBS This Morning: Erin's Law" seeks to educate children by requiring sexual abuse prevention classes
A survivor of child sexual abuse is working to pass a law requiring abuse prevention classes in all public schools. Studies reveal 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys are sexually...
Erin Merryn + TLC | Breaking the Silence Premiere
It happens over and over again: story after story of childhood sexual abuse continues to makes its way into the spotlight of national media. As disheartening and tragic as...
Erin's Law Moves Through Federal Process
Erin's Law (The Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Act) has begun its journey through Federal process! Congresswoman Katherine Clark and Congressman Joe Heck recently...
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