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Why Mass Shootings Prompt Little Change in Public Opinion About Gun Control
Americans were shocked by the December 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut that claimed the...
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Teachers Report Weaker Relationships with Students of Color, Children of Immigrants
The relationship between teachers and students is a critical factor for academic success. However, a new study by NYU Steinhardt...
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Abusive Bosses Experience Short-Lived Benefits
Being a jerk to your employees may actually improve your well-being, but only for a short while, suggests new research...
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AARP Applauds Unanimous Senate Passage of RAISE Family Caregivers Act
AARP applauds the unanimous passage in the U.S. Senate of the bipartisan Recognize, Assist, Include, Support, and Engage (RAISE) Family...
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The Y Wants Everyone to Take a #SelfieWithSomeoneNew
Today, the YMCA of the USA (Y-USA) is launching a new social media campaign, #SelfieWithSomeoneNew. Inspired by the Y's new "Us" national...
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BASW and SWU launch ‘Respect for Social Work’: The Campaign for Professional Working Conditions
With half of social workers intending to leave their jobs soon, BASW and SWU launch 'Respect for Social Work’: the...
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Facebook Introduces a New Center for Crisis Response
Facebook announced that their crisis response tools, including Safety Check, Community Help, and Fundraisers, will be accessible in a new...
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Insult to Injury: U.S. Workers Without Paid Sick Leave Suffer from Mental Distress
Only seven states in the United States have mandatory paid sick leave laws; yet, fifteen states have passed preemptive legislation...
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What Propaganda Looks Like in the Digital Age
Criticism of Facebook began last week after a news report revealed that the social network enabled advertisers to seek out...
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How Social Services Across Europe are Supporting the Integration of Unaccompanied Children
Photo Credit: @AP The European Social Network (ESN), in co-operation with its Swedish member, the National Board of Health and...
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Can We Talk About Climate Change For A Moment?
Three Hurricanes Looming off the East Coast of the United States It is becoming increasingly more difficult to deny the...
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NBC Nightly News Headline on the American Red Cross is Deeply Misleading
Photo Credit: @Redcross Twitter Recently, NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt headlined a story entitled "American Red Cross Fails to Pay...
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Change Never Ages
As the second-oldest state in the nation, West Virginia is in dire need for professionals who can work with its...
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Offhand Comments Can Expose Underlying Racism, UW Study Finds
Blatant racism is easy to identify — a shouted racial slur, a white supremacist rally, or the open discrimination, segregation...
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How New Digital Technologies Make It Possible to Privatize Censorship and Manipulate Citizen-Users
Photo Credit: @NewYorkDailyNews For most Americans, protecting free expression means countering threats from government. Private corporations are not usually seen...
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Food For The Poor Rushes Emergency Supplies to Caribbean Islands Destroyed by Hurricane Irma
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Sept. 13, 2017) – Food For The Poor is rushing emergency relief to Barbuda, St. Maarten, the U.S....
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Why Social Workers Should Care About DACA
Photo Credit: Stephanie Keith/Reuters The announcement made by Attorney General Jeff Sessions regarding the termination of the Deferred Action for...
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NASW Delegate Assembly Approves Revisions to the NASW Code of Ethics
Photo Credit: @nasw The Delegate Assembly of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) on August 4, 2017 approved the most substantive...
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Critical Analysis of the System Changes Needed in the Child Welfare System
The child welfare system coupled with the juvenile and criminal justice systems have ultimately created and perpetuated the systemic constraints...
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Child Welfare System Increasingly Relying on Relatives to Raise Children Exposed to Trauma
According to a new report by Generations United, grandparents and other relatives who step in to care for children, play...
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