By Lauren Morris, MSW, ACM, LCSW-S, Connect to End COVID-19 Ambassador and NASW (DC-VA) Member Hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19 are trending down according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) data. Still, only 17% of eligible people nationwide have...
Even as availability to vaccines becomes more widespread, challenges remain in reaching people experiencing homelessness.
By Diana Ling, MA, Outreach Program Coordinator, Health Behavior Research and Training Institute, Steve Hicks School of Social Work, University of Texas at Austin, and Takia Richardson, LICSW, LCSW, NASW Senior Practice Associate, Behavioral Health National Women’s...
In this time of global uncertainty, there is a fundamental truth that gives us hope—together we can do extraordinary things. In recent months, people have joined together to help out, give back, and heal. We are donating to community organizations and celebrating...
By Takia Richardson, LICSW, LCSW, NASW Senior Practice Associate, Behavioral Health, and Diana Ling, Outreach Program Coordinator, Health Behavior Research and Training Institute, Steve Hicks School of Social Work, University of Texas at Austin Social workers are...
National Women's Health Week—May 12-18—is a reminder for all women to take care of themselves and to make their personal health a priority. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women’s Health created National Women's Health Week, now in its 20th...
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) fondly remembers Nancy A. Humphreys, who passed away February 9, 2019. Among her many accomplishments, Nancy served as NASW President (1979-1981) and was only the second woman to be elected National NASW President. ...
Born in Oakland, Calif., Ronald V. Dellums earned his MSW from the University of California, Berkeley. He served on the Berkeley City Council, was mayor of Oakland from 2007-2011, before being elected to Congress. Dellums was an advocate and community organizer...