By Mel Wilson, NASW Senior Policy Advisor The Haitian community in Springfield, Ohio, in recent weeks has found itself at the center of a storm fueled by baseless rumors and misinformation about the absurd notion Haitians were capturing and eating dogs and cats. This...
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Haitians in Springfield: The Tragedy of Race-Based Hatred against Black Migrants
Mistreatment of Haitian Migrants has long history
Biden Administration should eliminate, not expand, Title 42 to prevent further harm to migrant children
By Hannah LiuImmigration and Immigrant Families team, Center for Law and Social PolicyFor more than two years, children and families fleeing danger have been turned away at the U.S.-Mexico border without a chance to seek asylum under a misguided policy called Title...
Will America be America Again? | NASW Member Voices
We are social workers, and we labor in a world of brokenness. We are surrounded by so much death, which makes me question my social work practices.
NASW Works With Voting Coalitions for Important 2022 Midterm Elections
By Paul R. Pace While every election matters, the November 2022 midterms are imperative because human rights like voting, reproductive health and LGBTQIA+—issues central to social work’s mission and values—are in deep jeopardy. In some states, these rights are...
White House Move to Decriminalize Marijuana at federal level should be followed by states | NASW Member Voices
Recent FBI data regarding low-level marijuana possession as a crime shows there was one marijuana arrest every 90 seconds in this nation in 2020.
Progress on advancing the Improving Access to Mental Health Act
The Senate Finance Committee (SFC) released its mental health workforce discussion draft component of its mental health legislative package
Comment on proposed rule to strengthen non-discrimination protections in health programs
NASW members are encouraged to comment on an important proposed rule to strengthen nondiscrimination protections in health programs through Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act.