NASW is monitoring the federal government’s severe shift in climate policies and priorities By Faye Beard Recent headlines signal that the federal government is willfully ignoring the potential dangers of climate change. In April, Reuters published an article titled,...
Recent headlines signal that the federal government is willfully ignoring the potential dangers of climate change. In April, Reuters published an article titled, “State Department Nixes Climate Office.” A New York Times headline read, “Scientists Denounce Trump Administration’s Climate Report.” And Bloomberg featured an exposé, “Lights Out: How Trump’s War on Climate Science Is Weakening the U.S.”
Her death underscores need for major policing reforms
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...
NASW praises governor for pardoning more than 175,000 people convicted of marijuana possession
Administration must continue its commitment to comprehensive immigration reform
Floyd’s murder spurred social workers to engage in advocacy to end structural racism, but more work must be done