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No Childhood Here: Why Central American Children Are Fleeing Their Homes
By Elizabeth KennedyOver a decade before President Barack Obama described the influx of unaccompanied child migrants to the United States...
Police Shootings Demonstrate Need for Social Workers to Press for Reforms
Recent, highly publicized cases of police using deadly force against people of color, including the shooting of Michael Brown in...
California Commission on Aging Turns 40
SACRAMENTO — One of the state’s most influential representatives for older adults turns 40 this year. An advocate, advisor and...
Government Report: Violence, corruption forcing immigrant children to cross into U.S.
By Diana Washington Valdez(reprinted by permission from the El Paso Times)A government report shows that the United States military has...
Central America Influx Is Humanitarian Crisis
By Mark LuskFor generations, individuals and families from Mexico and Central America have migrated to the United States for economic...
NASW-CA Concerned About Exceptionally Severe Drought
NASW-CA remains deeply concerned about our state’s severe drought that will cost the California more than $2 billion and near...
What is Cyber Liability? NASW-CA Suggests These Tips
Avoiding Malpractice: Tips for Social Workers to Manage Risk A data beach is the release of secure information into an unsecure...
21st Century Marriage: A Social Worker’s Perspective
By Marcia Naomi Berger, MSW, LCSWIs marriage becoming obsolete? About half of first marriages end in divorce, as do 60...
Hindsight Is Just That Unless We Do Something
By Janlee Wong, MSWThe recent tragedy in Santa Barbara where a young man with mental health problems used knives, guns...
May is National Foster Care Month
May is National Foster Care Month, a time to raise awareness on the plight of children and youth in the...
