Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Human Rights Commission chair urges hospitals to restore domestic-violence screening practices
Summary
An interim chair of the Morgantown Human Rights Commission told council she believes emergency rooms have changed domestic-violence screening to weaker language and described a personal experience she said showed screening is not happening reliably.
Annie Frohnen York, interim chair of the Morgantown Human Rights Commission, told City Council on July 22 that she believes hospital emergency departments have stopped asking standard domestic-violence screening questions and instead use less specific wording that, in her view, fails to identify victims.
York, speaking during public comment, said federal…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
