NASW and Partners Urge Congress to Increase Education Funding

Jun 9, 2010

NASW recently partnered with the Committee for Education Funding (CEF) and the Coalition for Health Funding (CHF) to urge House and Senate Appropriators to substantially increase funding in the FY 2011 budget for several line items to include job training programs, Pell Grants, Head Start, and the Child Care and Development Block Grant. To learn more about the federal government’s budget, go to http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/ and to review our coalition’s letter to Congress on this issue click here.

Three Things to Know About Alcohol SBIRT During FASD Awareness Month

Three Things to Know About Alcohol SBIRT During FASD Awareness Month

Learn three key facts about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs), prenatal alcohol exposure, and alcohol SBIRT during FASD Awareness Month, including how social workers can help prevent alcohol-exposed pregnancies and support individuals and families affected by FASDs.

NASW Joins Brief to Support Juvenile Rights in Legal Settings

NASW Joins Brief to Support Juvenile Rights in Legal Settings

While adolescents are capable of sound decision-making in more calm and deliberative settings, the brief argues that the stress and time pressure of plea bargaining specifically undermine their ability to knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily waive important legal rights.

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