Social Justice

What to Do if ICE Comes Knocking

What to Do if ICE Comes Knocking

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...

The Roe Act and the Path Forward for our Nation

The Roe Act and the Path Forward for our Nation

After Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts confirmed that a leaked draft of the United States Supreme Court’s ruling in the Mississippi abortion case was authentic, I began doom scrolling to the point of anger and despair.

Reproductive Rights legal cases handled by the NASW Legal Defense Fund

Here is a list of reproductive rights legal cases handled by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) NASW Legal Defense Fund. McRae v. Mathews (U.S. Dist. Ct, E.D.N.Y., 421 F. Supp. 533 (E.D.N.Y. 1976)) Case Desc.: Challenge to Federal Appropriation Act that...

NASW is an Official Partner of the Poor People’s Campaign

NASW is an Official Partner of the Poor People’s Campaign

[Updated Below] The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) has joined as an official partner of the Poor People's Campaign (PPC). The guiding principles of the PPC include a commitment to the preservation of democracy, to lifting up and deepening the leadership...