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National COVID-19 Day: Social Workers offer services to help you cope

National COVID-19 Day: Social Workers offer services to help you cope

The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is a proud partner of National COVID-19 Day. The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020. National Covid-19 Day was co-founded by Jamie Aten and Kent Annan at Wheaton College’s...

NASW Texas calls upon Governor Abbott to maintain mask mandate

NASW Texas calls upon Governor Abbott to maintain mask mandate

The National Association of Social Workers – Texas Chapter (NASW/TX) is deeply disappointed by Governor Abbott’s decision to remove the mask mandate in Texas. While the Governor does include provisions that allow counties to take additional steps should their...

Capitol Riot Raises Spectre of Proximal Deaths by Suicide

Capitol Riot Raises Spectre of Proximal Deaths by Suicide

In the aftermath of the riot of Trump supporters at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, U.S. Capitol Police Officer Howard Liebengood and D.C. Police Officer Jeffrey Smith died by suicide. Christopher Stanton Georgia, one of the rioters from Georgia who was charged by police, also died by suicide.