News Releases

By Rena Malai Affordable Care Act clears high court. Supporters of President Obama’s Affordable Care Act hold signs outside the U.S. Supreme Court on June 28 as they await the court’s ruling on the constitutionality of the law. Social workers celebrated on June 28 when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to uphold President Obama’s Affordable Care Act, which paves the way for more than 30 million uninsured people to have health care coverage. The landmark ruling also has the potential to create more jobs for social workers. But the law — most of which should be in place by 2014 — still faces hurdles, as many gove...

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The Fulbright Program is the international educational exchange sponsored by the U.S. government. In operation since 1946, nearly 310,000 people have been awarded the opportunity to study, teach, conduct research, exchange ideas and contribute to finding solutions to shared international concerns.

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Social workers in the national news: Jeannie Krause-Taylor, Jane Miller, and Forrest Hong.

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During my tenure as executive director of NASW, I have had the remarkable privilege of accompanying delegations of social workers to seven different countries. Each journey had its own map, each delegation its own blueprint, but the mission was the same.

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March is National Professional Social Work Month and this year’s theme “Social Work Matters” seeks to showcase the impact of more than 642,000 professional social workers in America.

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The Knee/Wittman Awards are given to recognize individuals who are models of excellence and have made significant contributions in the field of health and mental health.

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The International Rhoda G. Sarnat Award is given to an individual, group, or organization that has significantly advanced the public image of professional social work.

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The Knee/Wittman Outstanding Achievement Award recognizes an individual or group that has had a significant impact on national health and/or mental health public policy, professional standards, or exemplary program models.

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A congressional hearing held on July 12 about child deaths due to maltreatment called on national experts to explain why the number of child deaths has been undercounted. The hearing coincided with the release of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on child abuse and neglect deaths associated with the child welfare system.

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The Institute of Medicine is turning to social workers for input on the mental health and substance use workforce that serves America’s older adults.

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