The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and 13 other organizations on Jan. 26, 2022, participated in an amicus brief filed in the United States Supreme Court in Golan v. Saada, a child abduction case. NASW had previously participated in this case filed in...
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NASW joins amicus brief involving repatriation of a child, mother who suffered abuse
NASW and 13 other organizations joined an amicus brief regarding Golan v. Saada, a child abduction case.
Millions of Americans Still Hurting from Government Shutdown
The National Association of Social Workers is relieved that Republicans, Democrats and the White House have reached an agreement to reopen the government after a 16-day shutdown. However, we are concerned millions of Americans, including federal contract workers who...
Gun Violence – Revisited
On September 16, 2013 at the Navy Yard section of Washington, D.C. a lone gunman took the lives of 12 people and wounded four more. Sadly, multiple shooting incidents have become more frequent. A study by Scripps Howard News Service found that from 1980 through 2010,...
The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) Moves Forward
NASW applauds the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions for their vote today to move forward the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), S. 815. ENDA is currently positioned to receive a vote by the Senate, which would be the first time the...
NASW involved in original March on Washington and anniversary events
By Rena Malai, News staff Washington, D.C.’s National Mall vibrated with energy on Aug. 24 as tens of thousands of people from across the U.S. gathered to celebrate the “National Action to Realize the Dream,” the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for...
Social Workers at the White House Address Social Determinants of Health
NASW CEO Dr. Angelo McClain, and several staff members, recently attended a White House briefing, hosted by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) entitled “Addressing the Social Determinants of Health in a New Era: The Role of Social Work Education.” This event...
Gun Violence Revisited
On September 16, 2013 at the Navy Yard section of Washington, D.C. a lone gunman took the lives of 12 people and wounded four more. Sadly, multiple shooting incidents have become more frequent. A study by Scripps Howard News Service found that from 1980 through 2010,...