mental health

National COVID-19 Day: Social Workers offer services to help you cope

National COVID-19 Day: Social Workers offer services to help you cope

The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is a proud partner of National COVID-19 Day. The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020. National Covid-19 Day was co-founded by Jamie Aten and Kent Annan at Wheaton College’s...

Social Workers Address COVID, Pediatrics, and Mental Health

Social Workers Address COVID, Pediatrics, and Mental Health

By Alana Epstein, LCSWEvery single Monday for months, an average of 10 California-based pediatricians and five mental health providers volunteer their time to answer community questions about Covid-19 and its effect on the lives of children, their families, and the...

Capitol Riot Raises Spectre of Proximal Deaths by Suicide

Capitol Riot Raises Spectre of Proximal Deaths by Suicide

In the aftermath of the riot of Trump supporters at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, U.S. Capitol Police Officer Howard Liebengood and D.C. Police Officer Jeffrey Smith died by suicide. Christopher Stanton Georgia, one of the rioters from Georgia who was charged by police, also died by suicide.

Bill to reduce suicides in rural areas passes Congress

Bill to reduce suicides in rural areas passes Congress

The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is thrilled that the Seeding Rural Resilience Act, which we endorsed, has passed Congress and will  go to the President's desk for signature. The bill is crucial in reducing the high rate of rural suicides. NASW is...