The countries of the United Nations are scheduled to meet Sept. 25-27 for the UN Sustainable Development Summit and will...

DETROIT - Wayne State University has been awarded nearly $1 million to train social work and nursing students to assess pa...

Michigan is among 12 states that saw a decline in the percentage of people living in poverty in 2014 though the state’s po...

LANSING, Mich. - Suicide often is viewed as a private, personal matter, but some mental health professionals say addressin...

Since 1997, The Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) has been used to calculate Medicare reimbursement and was based on economic...

The Michigan Public School Employees Retirement System, better known as MPSERS, Board of Directors met recently and approv...

TRAVERSE CITY — Domestic abuse knows no borders. Traverse City therapist Ruth Spalding has partnered with Ameri...

Membership Dues Increase - FAQs After much consideration, NASW will be increasing membership dues, in order to conti...

When we at the Michigan League for Public Policy blog on public assistance, it is often about our state cutting support se...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — History was made in Grand Rapids Tuesday night. For the first time in over a decade, the c...

YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University gymnastics team proved successful in the classroom onc...

nJohn Restauro - Management of Human Services Jasimen Bailey - Community Organizing The School of Social Work...

The  Michigan Prescription Drug and Opioid Abuse Task Force  is seeking public input on how the state can addres...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – To combat Michigan's heroin epidemic, Governor Rick Snyder established the state's Prescription Drug...

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) issued new guidance on June 29th requiring officials to ensure they provide...

    It is time to celebrate in Michigan.   NASW-Michigan applauds the Supreme Cour...

Governor Snyder recently signed into a law a set of rules about absences from school. These laws don’t affect every kid...

In what one bill sponsor said is part of a broader battle against sexism, two democrats -- along with handfuls of sponsors...

Fellow social justice advocates,   It is with a great deal of sadness that I write to you and ask for...

We hear a lot lately in the news about "religious freedom," and business owners who assert that their religious beliefs pr...

  Julie Weckel, LMSW, ACSW receives the 2015 Social Worker of the Year Award from Tanya Blackmer, LSMW, ACSW,...

    Linda Reeser, PhD, LMSW receives the 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award from Dr. Hector Diaz...

Jim Toy is best known as the first person in the state of Michigan to publicly come out as a gay man, back in 1970...

Many of the students in the English as a Second Language program offered at Faith Lutheran Church in Troy have no idea how...

LANSING, Mich. - A lifeline for some low-income families could be cut, as House lawmakers consider eliminating Michigan's...

From our friends at the Michigan League for Public Policy .   The Beck Scholarship is available to one Maste...

Dr. Elizabeth Delores Dungee-Anderson Receives the NASW Virginia Lifetime Achievement Award NASW Virginia Recognizes...

LANSING, Mich. – May is National Foster Care Month, and about 3,000 Michigan children are looking for a permanent home....

Gang members across the country aren’t just carrying guns. They’re also armed with Twitter and Facebook.  ...

A question frequently raised by new social work graduates is whether or not they can bill for services once they receive t...

An interview with Desmond Patton about gangs and social media.     Gang members across the country are...

Give an Hour, founded in 2005, has created a network of volunteer mental health professionals pledging an hour a week of t...

  2015 Southeast Michigan Awardees Joshua Jerz, Adrian College – BSW Stephanie Peck, Eas...

MORENCI, MI – When Katie Cox takes a seat on the Morenci City Council on Monday, May 18, it will be the first full meeting...

    Traverse City, MI. May, 2015 – BrickWays has been named the May 2015 Non-Profit of the Month by the Na...