San Francisco-based Dignity Health today published information on its to help other hospitals and health systems implement similar programs. 鈥淭rafficked persons are often overlooked even though most survivors report that they have visited a health care setting at least once while being trafficked,鈥 Holly Gibbs, director of the Dignity Health program and a survivor of human trafficking. 鈥淒ignity Health has developed a victim-centered, trauma-informed program based on actual cases because we believe that health care providers can provide a critical step in identifying and supporting trafficked persons." The health system launched the program in 2014 across its system to educate staff, implement protocols and strengthen communities against human trafficking.

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