By NASW Senior Practice Associate Carrie Dorn, MPA, LMSW Increasingly, social workers are recognizing the impact of environmental health and climate change on the individuals and communities they serve. Recent federal initiatives can inform practice by helping social...
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Federal Initiatives on Environmental Health, Justice, and Climate
Social workers can help families identify the connection between the environment and health, and they may support community members to advocate for solutions to environmental issues.
Report of Police excessive use of Force on a Child is Deeply Troubling and Unacceptable
By Melvin H. Wilson, MBA, LCSWNASW Senior Policy ConsultantSocial Justice and Human Rights And Samantha Fletcher, PhD, MSWExecutive Director, NASW New York State ChapterPolice in Rochester, NY on Jan. 30 used pepper spray and handcuffs to subdue a nine-year-old girl....
Zander Keig talks about his hopes for transgender people during Biden Administration
Coast Guard Veteran Zander Keig, MS, MSW, LCSW, is the National Association of Social Workers Social Worker of the Year. Keig has devoted his entire career to promoting the dignity and health of people who are transgender, living with a mental illness, or serving in...
Social Work Responds: A Vaccine Is Not a Cure
January 29, 2021 About Social Work Responds The Association of Social Work Boards, the Council on Social Work Education, and the National Association of Social Workers are committed to collaborating on the range of issues affecting the social work profession...
Biden-Harris Administration has ambitious immigration plan but concerns remain
By Melvin H. Wilson, MBA, LCSWSenior Policy ConsultantSocial Justice and Human RightsThe incoming Biden-Harris Administration’s firm commitment to immigration reform and making it one of the first issues they addressed on their first day in office is a welcome turn of...
Democrat control of Senate raises odds President-Elect Biden can get approval of legislative priorities
By Melvin H. Wilson, MBA, LCSWSenior Policy ConsultantSocial Justice and Human RightsThose of us who are elated with the outcomes of the two senatorial elections in Georgia have a truly short time to relish the victories. Given the many crisis-level public health,...
The For the People Act would help end “dark money,” corruption in voting process
By Mel Wilson, MBA, LCSWNASW Senior Policy Advisor, Social Justice and Human RightsLeadership in the U.S. House of Representatives on Jan. 4 reintroduced the For the People Act (H.R. 1). This legislation, the first bill introduced in the 117th Congress, reaffirms the...