Glenn Ford, a 64 year-old African American man originally from California, was wrongfully convicted of a murder that took place ...

A California-based policy shop is asking for a $30 million expansion of the state’s transitional housing program to serve homeless ...

According to the National Center for Children in Povery (NCCP), “One in 10 youth has serious mental health problems that ...

Minister Bathabile Dlamini via Daily Maverick More than 1200 South African social workers packed the auditorium at the Durban International ...

Foster care alumni abandoned by the educational system often become the inmates at youth detention centers and adult prisons across ...

“Stigma is a five dollar word for a two dollar concept. It’s prejudice.” Stigma, a set of negative stereotypes tied ...

During the past ten years, I traveled to over 100 jails and prisons in the entire east coast of the ...

The people of color that I’ve been talking to are getting kind of sick of the equity, diversity, and inclusion ...

Howard University School of Social Work Students at Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill  (from Left to Right) Latoya Parker, Ne'Presha ...

A social worker to my core, I love this year’s theme for Social Work Month, “Social Work Paves the Way ...

Obama Family leading the 50th Anniversary March- Photo Credit Whitehouse.gov   President Barack Obama, in what may be his most ...

Two stories in recent news about athletes and their potential sports future caught my attention. One highlighted football player Daron Byrden, a ...

Social work students from several schools in the greater Washington, DC area and from as far away as Kentucky and ...

Working with multiple generations in any field can be challenging, and human services is no exception. Most challenging can be ...

As a child, Teresa Butler found herself overwhelmed with fear, anxieties and worries that a 4 year old shouldn't have ...

By Ebenezer Cudjoe and Daniel Gyedu Assisting patients with timely arrangements for their post hospital care continues to be a, if not ...

Social workers can learn from Mahatma Gandhi on how to step into the light. How to raise your voice and ...

Rape Culture, Child Protection and 50 Shades of Gray may not appear to have an obvious connection, but let's take a ...

When I first became a hospice social worker, I was stunned to realize more than half of my patients were ...

It’s no secret a high-quality public education can develop a knowledge base and nurture skill sets within children further maximizing their ...