By Ja'Bree Harris, MSW, NASW Public Policy and Advocacy Manager Today, we pause to remember Trayvon Martin - a young life full of promise, extinguished too soon. His memory is not just a distant echo but a call to action that reverberates in my heart. As someone only...
As someone only two years older than Trayvon, his story has shaped my lived experience and deepened my commitment to social justice
By Paul R. Pace, News staff NASW again participated in the global meeting of the professional social work and social development association – the International Federation of Social Workers, or IFSW. Meetings from June 22-26 were in conjunction with the biennial World...
National Association of Social Workers Statement on Police Shootings in North Carolina, Oklahoma: In what seems to be an unending national dilemma, the country is again grappling with the shooting deaths of black men during encounters with law enforcement officers. In...
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) has set five social justice priorities to address over the next year -- voting rights, criminal justice reforms, juvenile justice, immigration reform and economic justice and equity. Within this set of social justice...
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is proud to join Social Work Helper Magazine and the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare (AASWSW) and Council on Social Work Education in a voter registration campaign from Rock the Vote . Social workers...
The United States is gripped by an opioid and heroin addiction crisis. The social work profession will play a valuable and key role in our nation's efforts to address this issue. The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Social Justice Brief Opiates in Our...
The National Association of Social Workers Wisconsin Chapter is saddened by the violence, disorder and destruction that took place in the Sherman Park neighborhood of Milwaukee. Sherman Park has always been a neighborhood where residents of different racial, ethnic...