The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) on Oct. 27, 2021, and 10 other civil rights organizations joined in an amicus brief led by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law in Whole Women’s Health v. Jackson, filed in the U.S. Supreme Court. This...
This case involves Texas’s Senate Bill 8 (SB 8), banning abortion after six weeks of pregnancy and allowing private citizens to enforce the law by suing anyone who performed, aided, or abetted an abortion in violation of the ban.
On January 29, 2013 President Obama gave his "The Time is Now" speech which ushered in his administration's Comprehensive Immigration Reform legislative initiative. A day earlier, a bipartisan group of four Republican and Four Democrats (the "gang of eight") also...
Today, NASW celebrates the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s special message to Congress regarding the state of mental health in the United States. President Kennedy’s remarks brought the issue of stigma, and access to care, to the forefront of his...
NASW is committed to remaining engaged in conversations and legislative action which prevent further tragedies from occurring.
In 2009, NASW was pleased to see President Obama build a diverse Cabinet and even participated as a co-sponsor in the celebration of Women Appointees of the Obama Administration. Conversely, since returning from the holidays the President has made four high level...
By Paul R. Pace, News staff The NASW California Chapter took a leadership role in helping pass a state law that bans sexual orientation change efforts for minors. California Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law S.B. 1172 on Sept. 29, making California the first state in...
NASW CEO Betsy Clark, and other mental health and disability rights advocates, met at the White House on Wednesday to provide input for Vice President Biden's Task Force on Gun Control and Violence. The meeting was led by Secretary of the Department of Health and...