New law makes ERs key to helping victims of domestic violence, human trafficking

Two depressingly common forms of violence that happen behind closed doors – spousal abuse and human trafficking – could become less easy to hide as a new, victim-oriented reporting law rolls out in California emergency rooms.
Under the terms of SB 963, signed last year by Gov. Gavin Newsom as part of a package of bills aimed at curbing human trafficking, emergency room physicians, nurses and others who provide health care to the public are required to screen patients for signs of dom