News Releases

These tragic incidents have again focused attention on sensible gun laws, policing, and race relations in the United States. NASW hopes these issues will be addressed peacefully.

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The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) offers its condolences to the family and colleagues of three slain Baton Rouge law enforcement officers and urges legislators, the police and the public peacefully come together to address gun violence, enact sensible gun laws, and help police improve relations with the communities they serve.

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NASW is appalled by the police shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile and again urges reforms that would help end racial profiling and excessive use of police force and improve relations between police and the communities they serve.

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NASW has announced Memphis area resident Mildred Richard Edwards is recipient of its annual National Public Citizen of the Year Award for her outstanding work advocating on behalf of people living with HIV/AIDS.

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NASW has announced North Carolina social worker John Cowart is recipient of its National Social Worker of the Year Award for his outstanding and compassionate work improving the well-being of our nation’s veterans.

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NASW applauds the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on June 27 to strike down Texas’ stringent laws concerning abortion clinics.

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The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) had joined a number of national child welfare organizations on an amicus brief in support of Obama’s DAPA executive action. If the court had ruled as NASW and other advocates had wished it would have prevented millions of families from experiencing emotional and economic insecurity caused by the fear of deportation.

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The Commission for Case Manager Certification (CCMC) and the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) are collaborating to address the growing demand for health care case managers by giving more social workers the opportunity to earn the Commission’s esteemed Certified Case Manager® (CCM®) credential.

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NASW offers its condolences to the family and friends of the victims and the survivors. We also empathize with the pain of members of the LGBTQ community, which has experienced yet another hate attack. 

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NASW will give social workers from around the United States and the world an exceptional opportunity for career development, continuing education and networking at its Leading Change|Transforming Lives 2016 NASW National Conference at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. on June 22-25.

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