By Sekou "Koe" Murphy, MBA, BBA What are mission-driven profits? It simply means that an organization doesn’t generate profits for profits’ sake, but those profits are generated for a higher ideal. Such as being used to expand services to the needy, invest in its...
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The United Nations General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) on international drug policy was held April 18-21. This UNGASS brings together the international community and member countries of the United Nations to discuss principles and strategies to address the...
The news that four Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) workers have been indicted for criminal child abuse and falsification of documents in a 2013 case shook the social work world not just in California but across the country. A child...
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is both dismayed and disappointed by the legislative actions taken by Mississippi, North Carolina, and Tennessee to deny equal treatment of LGBT individuals and families. The following is a brief summary of each law:...
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) has joined several mental health organizations to urge states repeal or not pass so-called "Religious Freedom" laws that discriminate against people who are LGBT. Such legislation allows individuals and businesses to...
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) has openly expressed alarm at the frequency of gun-related mass murder and the high annual death and serious injury rate related to guns. Given the number of people, including children, who suffer from gun violence...
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is pleased the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday strongly supported the fundamental tenet of the United States’ representative system in its ruling on Evenwel v. Abbott. The Court in a unanimous decision upheld the...