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Social Work Leaders Attend NASW Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill

Social Work Leaders Attend NASW Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill

By Dina L. Kastner, MSS, MLSP, Senior Field Organizer Nearly 100 social workers from 44 states and two U.S. territories attended 143 meetings with Congressional offices in the U.S. House and Senate on June 28, 2023, to build bipartisan support for key federal...

NASW Texas calls upon Governor Abbott to maintain mask mandate

NASW Texas calls upon Governor Abbott to maintain mask mandate

The National Association of Social Workers – Texas Chapter (NASW/TX) is deeply disappointed by Governor Abbott’s decision to remove the mask mandate in Texas. While the Governor does include provisions that allow counties to take additional steps should their...

Capitol Riot Raises Spectre of Proximal Deaths by Suicide

Capitol Riot Raises Spectre of Proximal Deaths by Suicide

In the aftermath of the riot of Trump supporters at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, U.S. Capitol Police Officer Howard Liebengood and D.C. Police Officer Jeffrey Smith died by suicide. Christopher Stanton Georgia, one of the rioters from Georgia who was charged by police, also died by suicide.