041519 Erin Merryn hosted by Family Service Agency

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Erin Merryn, a child sex abuse survivor who has become a national advocate, author, and the inspiration behind Erin's Law, talks about her old diary where she would write down some of the instances of abuse. Merryn spoke Monday at Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Health & Wellness Center in DeKalb, during an event hosted by Family Service Agency, about her experiences, the role Children's Advocacy Centers played in helping her deal with the trauma and the law named after her that mandates public schools implement a prevention-oriented child sexual abuse program into their curriculum.