Erin Merryn, who survived sexual abuse as a child, is lobbying every state in the U.S. to pass curriculum that teaches "personal body safety" Now 40 and a mom of four, she says, "My goal is to give ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Erin Merryn, center, flanked by Senators David J. Valesky, left, and Jeffrey D. Klein, at the New York state senate discussing ...

Erin Merryn, a survivor of child sexual abuse, is advocating for "Erin's Law" to be passed in all 50 states, including Iowa. The law would require schools to implement age-appropriate education on ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Nearly one in ten children will be sexually abused before their 18th birthday, yet most kids are never taught what to do if someone touches them inappropriately. There’s a new ...

Erin Merryn testified Tuesday before the Ohio Senate Primary and Secondary Education Committee. She is holding her three-month-old son, Jack. On the podium is a pink childhood diary where she wrote ...

KANNAPOLIS — A lost childhood due to trauma is one of the most challenging things a child can face, and when the trauma is something a child thinks they have to bear alone, the hurt multiplies ...

DES MOINES — Erin Merryn remembers reading the diary she wrote as a young girl and coming across an entry made after she was raped by her older cousin. “No one ever warned me about people like my ...

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (WTVG) - Speaking to the Bowling Green community Wednesday night, child sex abuse survivor Erin Merryn says she has been pushing states to pass her law since 2009. “It requires ...

DES MOINES — Erin Merryn remembers reading the diary she wrote as a young girl and coming across an entry made after she was raped by her older cousin. “No one ever warned me about people like my ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – An Ohio bill requiring schools to teach K-12 students how to identify signs of sexual abuse is on its way to Gov. Mike DeWine. Amended into an omnibus criminal justice bill, ...