In the MTV documentary series “True Life,” the reality show follows a variety of young adults in specific situations, including those who suffer from the consequences of misdirected allegations. For the “True Life” segment “I’m a Sex Offender,” MTV sought out NASW...
Month: June 2012
NASW member on MTV’s ‘True Life’
In the MTV documentary series “True Life,” the reality show follows a variety of young adults in specific situations, including those who suffer from the consequences of misdirected allegations. For the “True Life” segment “I’m a Sex Offender,” MTV sought out NASW...
NASW Celebrates U.S. Supreme Court Decision to Uphold Affordable Care Act
Social Workers Believe Law Can Improve the Lives of Uninsured Populations WASHINGTON, DC (June 28, 2012) The National Association of Social Workers today celebrates the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act...
Supreme Court Rules on Arizona Immigration Law
Two major policy and legal decisions on immigration in the United States have been issued in the past two weeks. The first was the June 15 Obama administration’s policy directive to stop deportations of many children and young adults of undocumented parents. The...
Do “Adoption from Foster Care” PSAs Create Action?
Do “Adoption from Foster Care” PSAs Create Action? “You don’t have to be perfect to be a perfect parent.” You may be familiar with this public service campaign promoting adoption from foster care, which was produced by The Advertising Council, the leading producer...
NASW supports ACA provision for contraceptive coverage requirement for all non-church employers
NASW has submitted comments to Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), urging DHHS to require all non-church health insurance providers and organizations to provide contraception without charging a co-payment, in accordance...
White House Announces Significant Change in Immigration Policy
President Obama announced important news on the issue of immigration about which the social justice and human rights community, including NASW, is excited. As reported today by most major media outlets: “The Obama administration announced on Friday that it would no...
IOM workshop addresses contagion of violence
By Rena Malai, News Staff To address the contagious nature of violence and examine ways to treat it, the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies recently presented “The Contagion of Violence,” a two-day workshop held in Washington, D.C. Experts from a wide...