Social Work News

February 2, 2016
President Obama Proposes $1.1 Billion in Federal Funds to Fight Nationwide Opiate Epidemic

February 3, 2016
Girl Placed in Foster Care at 13 Beating the Odds

 February 4, 2016
The Flint Fiasco

 Paying for Poison
Governor Requests Funding to Pay Resident Water Bills

NASW Response to Flint Catastrophe

Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha's Report on Elevated Blood Lead Levels Among Flint Children


Threats to Social Workers
Lawmakers Considering Legislation to Criminalize Threats to Social Workers after Murder of Social Worker by Client

Congratulations Dr. Guilamo-Ramos!
NYU Social Work Professor Named as a Presidential Leadership Scholar

February 5, 2016
UN Working to End FGM by 2030

Bras for Homeless Women
Woman Embarks on Project to Collect Bras for Homeless Women

 News on Human Trafficking
Bill Introduced to Reform Human Trafficking Rankings

Abortion Illegal in Brazil, Zika Virus Might Change That 
Zika Virus Reopens Discussion on Abortion in Brazil

February 7, 2016
Police Providing Social Services in Areas Hit Hard by Heroin

February 8, 2016
Camden School District Forms "Community Benefit" Partnerships with Holistic Approach

 February 9, 2016
Super Bowl A HotSpot for Human Trafficking

February 10, 2016
Flint Officials Could Face Charges as Serious as Manslaughter

February 11, 2016
14 Year Old Pennsylvania Girl Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison for Killing Mother

February 17, 2016
An Opinion on Caseloads and Salaries for GA Social Workers

An Opinion on Compensation for the Wrongfully Imprisoned

Assistance from ISU Social Work Students for Flint Residents

Muzoon with Malala Yousafzai.
Almellehan and Malala Yousafzi 
17 year-old Muzoon Almellehan Follows in Malala's Footsteps

February 18, 2016
Reducing Mental Health Risk Among Military Kids

February 22, 2016
Social Work Program Helping Non-Violent Offenders

February 24, 2016
Heroin Overdose on Septa Bus
then...
Police Officers Revive Him Using Narcan

Nationwide Shortage of Addiction Counselors

February 25, 2016
Swedish Teenager Rescued from ISIS in Iraq

"Social Workers Let My Daughter Die"

March 3, 2016





Racism at the Heart of Flint Water Crisis

March 30, 2016
Seattle Program Teams Social Workers with Police

President Obama Speaks at Substance Abuse Summit in Atlanta

Anti-Heroin Strategy Should Shift from Arrests to Treatment

Viral Video of Children Acting Out on Septa Train Helps Locate Children's Family

April 13, 2016

Emily Perrin
IL DCFS Being Blamed for Death of Toddler Under Their Care

Smartphone App Helps Provide Services to Homeless Persons

San Jose Residents Against Housing Development in Their Neighborhood

April 14, 2016
President Obama Attends White House Science Fair



Liberian War Criminal Captured in East Lansdowne, PA

Medical Marijuana to be Legalized in PA

This video grab made on April 14, 2016 from a video obtained via a CNN footage that the Nigerian government has said is a "proof of life" video being studied, that shows some of the more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram


 April 17, 2016
Nigerian Military Steps Up Efforts to Rescue Captured Girls


Drug-Resistant Strain of "Super Gonorrhea" Spreading Across Britain

$5M Heroin Ring Busted in Connecticut

Father Finds Daughter in Homeless Shelter After 2 Years

Two Year Old Abducted from UK Mall by Teenage Sisters

12 Year Old French Girl Bullied and Tortured by Teens

April 18, 2016
Nigerian Girl Who Escaped Boko Haram Asks for Prayers

April 19, 2016


 Father Charged with Murder After Accidental Shooting of 4 Year Old Daughter

Aging Parents in Shanghai Will Soon Be Able to Sue Children for Not Helping Them

 A Portrait of Chicago Homeless Encampments

Teenager Accused of Live Streaming Her Friends Rape on Periscope

Principals Announced for Four Philly Schools Being Overhauled

April 20, 2016
3 Charged As Flint Criminal Trials Begin

California Social Worker Charged in Deadly Child Abuse Case

SNL's Heroin Skit Offends Families

April 28, 2016


Brothers Charged with Torturing and Killing a Homeless Man

May 4, 2016
PA Teacher Accused of Sex with Student

Brooklyn Teenager Sentenced for Murder of Bus Passenger

Starbucks and the Homeless in Los Angeles

Poverty and Brain Development


The new guidelines will ensure tolerance and respect, say supporters.

June 27, 2016
Homeless Youth Attend Prom in Chicago

Study Explores Stress Among Social Worker


2017
May 6, 2017
Here's What's In The House Approved Health Care Bill

AHCA Pre-Existing Conditions List










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