Social workers help clients navigate attacks on the undocumented By Faye Beard Deaths in custody, physical and sexual abuse, and mistreatment of children and pregnant women are among the human rights violations against U.S. immigration detainees. An investigation...
Social workers help clients navigate attacks on the undocumented
By Mel Wilson, NASW Senior Policy Advisor The Nebraska legislature recently restored the voting rights of 7,000 people with felony convictions who have already completed their full sentences. However, two days before the law (Legislative Bill 20) was set to go into...
By Rachel Boyer, MSW, LMSW Ahead of the 2024 NASW National Conference, more than 200 social workers from 36 states and one U.S. Territory attended 172 meetings with Congressional offices in both the U.S. House and Senate on June 18, 2024. The purpose of these...
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Journey toward equitable education is incomplete, but NASW is committed to policies that bring justice, equity