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NASW Supports Gun Violence Prevention in Schools
School social workers are integral part of safety strategy
Enhancing Financial Security: A Comprehensive Review of Our Retirement Plan
Why employers should periodically benchmark their plans
Social Work on the Front Lines of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Look Back, A Look Ahead (Part Three)
Article by Kim M. Simpson, Connect to End COVID-19 Communications Lead. A COVID-19 summer wave and new 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccines this fall—the virus is still a part of our day-to-day lives, but not the dominant force that it once was. Vigilance continues to be a...
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Advance Your Career in the New Year with The Social Work Career Guidebook
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Share Clear Messaging During Birth Defect Awareness Month to Help Prevent Lifelong Effects
Substance use during pregnancies is more common than you think
Maximizing Mission-Driven Profits
How Cost Centers Help Organizations such as NASW
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Designed to help practitioners build writing skills in a variety of settings, Social Work Documentation, 3rd Edition, by Nancy L. Sidell, is a how-to guide for social work students and practitioners interested in improving their record keeping and documentation...
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Intimate Partner Violence: Understanding Motives and Methods of Abusers Helps With Treatment and Prevention Efforts
Despite growing awareness, intimate partner violene remains a scourge
Social Media Addiction and Teens
Algorithms analyze user behavior to lure them back
The Need for Bilingual Social Workers Grows as U.S. Becomes More Diverse
By Raju Chebium Maria Rangel earned her MSW in May from Loyola University Chicago and already has a job. The 50-year-old native of Mexico, who is fluent in Spanish and English, was offered a full-time job by the community service agency where she did one of two...
Understanding Today’s Housing Crisis
By Sue Coyle More than 650,000 people were experiencing homelessness in the United States on one night in 2023. Those were the results of the 2023 Point-in-Time Count, an annual count of individuals experiencing both sheltered and unsheltered homelessness required by...
Advocacy
NASW’s Appalled by Executive Order Ending DEI In Federal Government
By Mel Wilson, NASW Senior Policy Advisor Among the almost 100 executive orders enacted during President Trump's first day in office, the administration included an order that has rolled back all federal programs promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I)....
Trump administration’s immigration executive orders will harm families, children
Policies are unprecedented departure from nation’s long-standing stance as a refuge for migrants
Repealing Inflation Reduction Act Would Devastate Vulnerable Communities
NASW will work to stop lawmakers from revoking the law
NASW opposes the Laken Riley Act
Legislation would make mere accusation of a crime an excuse to deport migrants
Ethics & Law
In Supreme Court Case, NASW pushes for rights of people who are transgender
Highest court considering case to uphold gender-affirming care ban in Tennessee
Mental Health Groups Decry Supreme Court Decision Upholding the Criminalization People who are Unhoused
Community-based housing, mental health services are better ways to address homelessness
In legal victory, Ohio Supreme Court extends parental rights to same-sex couples
NASW part of amicus brief that supports rights of parents in same-sex marriages
NASW amicus brief helps lead to court ordering children removed from Louisiana Angola Prison
Despite legal victory, Louisiana has appealed ruling by Fifth Court of Appeals