After closely following the confirmation hearings, the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) has reached a resolute conclusion: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is not the right pick to become the next secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. NASW...
There are concerns about Kennedy’s record on public health, vaccine policy, and adherence to evidence-based practices
Dear NASW Member, The National Association of Social Workers - Florida Chapter (NASW-FL) offers its heartfelt condolences to the students, staff and families of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. We share your loss and grief at the senseless...
The NASW-Illinois Chapter expresses its deepest condolences to the family of Pamela Knight. Ms. Knight died last week as a result of injuries suffered during an attack on her in September 2017 while working to protect children in her capacity as an investigator for...
Mel Wilson, LCSW, MBA, social justice and human rights manager at the National Association of Social Workers, attended the Women's March of 2018 in Washington, D.C. He wrote about his experience: The Women’s March of 2018, drew hundreds of thousands of marchers to...
Black and male youths are over-represented at every stage of juvenile justice processing. Despite laws passed decades ago to mitigate these disparities, they persist to this day. That racial bias may be a potential cause of the over-representation of minority youths...
Colorado found that the First Amendment did not empower the owner to violate Colorado’s state law prohibition on sexual orientation discrimination and the matter is now pending with the U.S. Supreme Court.
STATEMENT: The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) has joined other members of the Coalition to End Violence Against Women and Girls Globally to welcome the introduction of the International Violence Against Women Act (IVAWA) in the Senate. The legislation...