The contextual factors and individual responses to the labeling of military-connected adolescents as “being in a military family” is an understudied yet important phenomenon. Minimal research construes the experience of being in a military family as a label applied to...
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The Application of a Self-Labeling Approach among Military-Connected Adolescents in a Public School Setting
The contextual factors and individual responses to the labeling of military-connected adolescents as “being in a military family” is an understudied yet important phenomenon. Minimal research construes the experience of being in a military family as a label applied to...
NASW Applauds Pentagon Support for Same Sex Couples
This policy change is expected to positively affect tens of thousands of military service members and veterans.
NASW Supports Lifting of Ban on Women in Combat
“If members of our military can meet the qualifications for a job, then they should have the right to serve, regardless of creed, color, gender or sexual orientation,” Defense Secretary Leon Panetta The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) applauds the...
Military Suicides Show Increased Need for Mental Health Services
The Department of Defense confirms that 2012 witnessed a sharp increase in suicides committed by active duty service members. This highlights the need for an increase in mental health providers throughout the military. NASW has emphasized this need on behalf of the...
NASW Thanks our Nation’s Service Members, Veterans, and Their Families
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) celebrates Veterans Day on November 11, 2012 and thanks our nation’s Service Members, Veterans, and their families for their service. NASW is committed to supporting the health and well-being of our nation’s Service...
Jill Biden announces NASW’s commitment to Joining Forces initiative
By Laetitia Clayton, News staff Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden and a lifelong educator, spoke to social workers during NASW's national Hope conference in July about their role in helping service members, veterans and their families cope with the...
Suicide Prevention and Supporting Our Veterans
September is National Suicide Prevention Month, and every American can make a difference in helping to prevent Veteran suicide. Of the 30,000 suicides that are committed each year, on average, more than 20 percent are veterans. Suicide Prevention Month, which...