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L.A. County to Review Five Years of Child Deaths
By Elizabeth Green In a recent Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors meeting, the supervisors grappled with the contentious issue of...
Major Changes Await in Mental Health Legislation: But Will They Be Enough?
Much like the nation’s infrastructure, our mental health system is in dire condition. Major changes are on the horizon as...
NASW Statement on the Orlando Massacre
The nation awoke on June 12, 2016 to the worst case of a single person committing mass murder with a...
Social Workers Respond to Attack in Orlando
The National Association of Social Workers – Florida Chapter (NASW-FL) is devastated by the attack on the Orlando night club....
ADHD Treatment for Young Children
About half of young children 2 to 5 years of age receiving care for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are not receiving...
Breaking the Stigma of Sexual Abuse
Every 107 seconds a sexual assault occurs with approximately 293,000 victims of sexual assault each year, this is a shocking...
The Social Worker Will See You Now
Until recently, when Dr. Stephen Kaye thought one of his primary care patients could use mental health help, he’d refer...
Leading Mental Health Organizations Urge an End to Harmful “Religious Freedom” Laws
The nation’s leading mental health professional organizations are expressing dismay over the spate of recent bills and laws that would...
President Obama’s Budget Offers Opportunities for Social Workers in Child Welfare, Behaviorial Health, Early Childhood Home Visiting
When President Obama released his final budget for Fiscal Year 2017 on February 9, there were several opportunities for social...
Double Bind for the Elderly: More Depression, Fewer Social Workers
Senior citizens commit suicide at a higher rate than any other age group, yet they face a shortage of mental...
