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Quick adoption in 34 states of Erin’s Law to prevent child abuse shows power of one individual to make policy

  • Written by Sanghee Park, Associate professor at O'Neill Indianapolis, Indiana University
Quick adoption in 34 states of Erin’s Law to prevent child abuse shows power of one individual to make policyErin Merryn, center, flanked by Senators David J. Valesky, left, and Jeffrey D. Klein, at the New York state senate discussing Erin's Law in October 2011.New York State Senate

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