Child Sexual Abuse

TLC PRESENTS: Be The Voice PSA with Erin Merryn, Aug. 30 10/9c

(TLC) BREAKING THE SILENCE will air commercial-free on Sunday Aug. 30 at 10/9c pm and shine a light on the challenging journey faced by  those affected by child sexual abuse, as well as other useful information where people can turn for help. An estimated one in ten children will be the victim of sexual abuse […]


Erin’s Law to mandate sexual abuse curriculum in Illinois public schools

EVANSTON IN (The Daily Northwestern) – Three years ago, Erin Merryn quit her job to try to pass a law that legislators told her no one would touch: child sexual assault. Today, Erin’s Law has been passed in five states and is spreading quickly around the county. Gov. Pat Quinn signed House Bill 6193, or Erin’s Law, […]


10 months later…Erin’s Law takes off.

Ten months  ago Erin’s Law was signed by Governor Quinn. Ten months later Missouri Governor Jay Nixon signed Erin’s law, and now 8 state lawmakers are looking to introduce Erin’s law in 2012. One state added just days ago with an article coming out today in Michigan. Along with Michigan bringing Erin’s law to the […]


A Christmas Letter

Watercolor painting of Erin as a child done by Michal Madison Please support Erin’s Law in joining hands for justice and healing by donating here. After a scary end to 2010 where I had my 2nd seizure that placed me in the hospital for 6 days the resilient person I am bounced back and just […]


Erin Merryn

Please Share In the holiday season I ask that you pass this video on to 5-10 people and ask them to do the same. My goal is to get thousands to have viewed this video by the New Year when several more states will be introducing Erin’s law in 2012.


What is Your Purpose?

We all have a purpose in life. Have you discovered yours yet? It can be whatever you feel you were meant to do with your life. What is your calling? Is there something you want to do but think you cannot do it. Anything is possible as long as you believe in yourself. I discovered […]


Video of recent travels from September speaking

Been a busy month of traveling. Just some clips from speaking in two of the states I was in this month Alabama and Texas.


Making Headlines

Another successful event accomplished yesterday in Grand Haven, Michigan. You can read about it in today’s Grand Haven Tribune. I am also making headlines in another country today. If you’re to pick up the London Times you will see a story called: Taking on Sexual Abusers. You will have to pay $1.00 to read it […]


The Changes Here

Blog: a website that contains an online personal journal with reflections, comments, and often hyperlinks provided by the writer; also : the contents of such a site. For the past 3 years I have used this blog exactly as the definition of what a blog is. Putting personal thoughts, reflections, etc. on my life, abuse, […]


13 Years Later Never Would Have Thought…..

13 years ago on April 30, 1998 I was walking into The Children’s Advocacy Center for the first time and broke my silence. I never would have imagined 13 years later I would be looking into the same large mirror staring at myself in the interview room I first broke my silence in. 13 years […]


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