Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has raised the alarm over a loneliness epidemic in the United States, calling it a public health crisis. He declared that loneliness increases the risk of early death to levels comparable to daily smoking. Traditionally, loneliness...
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Association between Loneliness, Mental Health Symptoms, and Treatment Use among Emerging Adults
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has raised the alarm over a loneliness epidemic in the United States, calling it a public health crisis. He declared that loneliness increases the risk of early death to levels comparable to daily smoking.
Remembering September 11: Ten Years Later
September 10, 2021 Our nation lost nearly 3,000 lives 20 years ago on Sept. 11, 2001. As we remember the families, colleagues and communities most devastated by that deadly act of international terrorism on American soil, we also reflect on the series of tragedies...
COVID-19 Impacts on Social Work and Nursing Now and into the Future: National Administration Plans
[Note: Below is an excerpt from an article in the most recent issue of the journal Health & Social Work, co-published by NASW and Oxford University Press. The article was written by Ethan J. Evans, PhD, MSW, assistant professor; Nassrine Noureddine, EdD, MSN,...
Children’s Experiences with School Lockdown Drills: A Pilot Study
In response to the threat of school shootings, lockdown drills have become commonplace in K–12 schools throughout the United States. Educators, parents, and others continue to debate the potential disruptive and traumatizing impact drills have on children. A small...
May is Mental Health Awareness Month
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is proud to recognize May as Mental Health Awareness Month and seeks to acknowledge the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. Social workers are committed to bringing awareness and combating mental health...
National COVID-19 Day: Social Workers offer services to help you cope
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is a proud partner of National COVID-19 Day. The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020. National Covid-19 Day was co-founded by Jamie Aten and Kent Annan at Wheaton College’s...
NASW joins collaboration of mental health groups seeking to improve mental health, substance use care in United States
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) has joined a collaboration of more than 30 mental organizations that have signed onto a Unified Vision, a seven-pillar roadmap developed to address the future of mental health and substance use care in America. “As the...