By Mel Wilson, NASW Senior Policy Adviser There are signs the strategy of using federal courts to challenge many of President Trump’s appalling Executive Orders (EOs) is having some early success. This approach, which is being used by the social justice community, has...
Civil rights groups and social justice advocates must continue to push against harmful Trump orders
“…little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.”, Martin Luther King Jr. Greetings NASW New Mexico members members. I have spent a long time thinking about what type of...
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and its Minnesota Chapter issued statements reacting to the murder of unarmed African American George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis on May 25. His death has led to massive protests around the...
"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." Dr. Martin Luther King Peaceful protest, civil disobedience and the right to peaceful assembly are Constitutional rights that must be protected, without fear of...
Protestors gathered on the State Capitol Grounds in Louisville, KY on May 24 to protest restrictions to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). An effigy of Gov. Andy Beshear was hung (at least one of those who participated in this heinous action was...
From the National Association of Social Workers Nebraska Chapter Board of Directors: The National Association of Social Workers Nebraska Chapter (NASW-NE) would like to offer reassurance to our members and the population of Nebraska that we as an organization are...
By Audrey I. Houttekier, LMSW, C-ASWCM and Gariann Brock, LMSW, ACSW, C-ASWCMCare Management Social Work at Michigan Medicine provides inpatient clinical social work and discharge planning services in inpatient, observation, and emergency settings for pediatric and...