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Give an Hour, as the lead activation partner for the health pillar of the Got Your 6 Campaign, is proud to announce a Celebration of Service, two days of inspiring events to be held in New York City, June 2-3, 2013, which will inaugurate its program to educate, by June of 2014, 100,000 graduate students in mental health disciplines on ... Read More »
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House Veterans Affairs Committee Hearing Addresses Wide Range of Issues
On Tuesday, May 21, the Health Subcommittee of the House Veterans Affairs Committee held a hearing on a wide range of issues. One area covered was The Veterans Integrated Mental Health Care Act of 2013. This bill would offer more coordinated care, particularly for Veterans in rural areas. This bill, along with The Demanding Accountability for Veterans Act of 2013, ... Read More »
NASW Recognizes our Nation’s Service Members and Veterans on Memorial Day
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is pleased to recognize our nation’s Service Members and Veterans this Memorial Day, May 27, 2013. While we encourage all social workers to recognize the efforts of these brave Americans on a daily basis, this is a special time to honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation. It is ... Read More »
NASW Applauds Pentagon Support for Same Sex Couples
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) applauds the decision of the Department of Defense to extend certain benefits to same-sex couples. These benefits will include hospital visitation rights, life insurance survivor benefits, and the issue of a military dependent ID card. The military ID card allows unescorted access on base, allows use of military family resources (such as the ... Read More »
NASW Supports Lifting of Ban on Women in Combat
“If members of our military can meet the qualifications for a job, then they should have the right to serve, regardless of creed, color, gender or sexual orientation,” Defense Secretary Leon Panetta The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) applauds the decision of the Department of Defense to lift the ban on women in direct combat roles, setting a historic ... Read More »
NASW Thanks our Nation’s Service Members, Veterans, and Their Families
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) celebrates Veterans Day on November 11, 2012 and thanks our nation’s Service Members, Veterans, and their families for their service. NASW is committed to supporting the health and well-being of our nation’s Service Members, Veterans, and their loved ones. The primary mission of the social work profession is to enhance human well-being and ... Read More »