By Ja'Bree Harris, MSW, NASW Public Policy and Advocacy Manager Today is the anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education. The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is celebrating the advocacy and hard work that led to this...
Journey toward equitable education is incomplete, but NASW is committed to policies that bring justice, equity
The tragic shootings in Minnesota, Louisiana and Texas have again focused the nation’s attention on race, excessive use of police force and sensible gun laws. But what about the nation’s children and gun violence? Are we overlooking them? Excluding gun-related...
NASW STATEMENT: The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is appalled by the police shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile and again urges reforms that would help end racial profiling and excessive use of police force and improve relations between...
NASW STATEMENT: The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) applauds the Supreme Court’s decision on June 27 to strike down Texas' stringent laws concerning abortion clinics. The importance of the Supreme Court’s 5-3 ruling in Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt...
NASW STATEMENT: The U.S. Supreme Court on June 23 failed to act on deciding the fate of millions of undocumented families whose legal status had been in limbo since Texas challenged President Obama’s executive action which sought to limit the risk of...
Joint Commission for Case Manager Certification/National Association of Social Workers Press Release: MOUNT LAUREL, NJ, June 21, 2016— The Commission for Case Manager Certification (CCMC) and the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) are collaborating to...
The nation awoke on June 12 to the worst case of a single person committing mass murder with a gun in its history. A gunman killed 49 people and injured more than 50 at Pulse, an Orlando nightclub that serves a predominately LGBTQ clientele. Most of the victims were...