2003 Press Releases

Here's a sampling of recent press releases from the National Association of Social Workers (NASW).

• MA Supreme Judicial Court Rules For Lesbian/Gay Marriage(11/26/03)
• NASW Expresses Concern about Medicare Prescription Drug Legislation (11/20/03)
• October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month (9/30/03)
• Many Americans Lack Adequate Health Insurance (9/30/03)
• Number of Americans Living in Poverty Increases (9/26/03)
• NASW Recognition Awards (9/03)
• Hollywood needs to look to social workers for heroes (9/3/03)
• Bailey Named NASW President (8/7/03)
• Social Workers Urge President Bush and Congress to Make Mental Health Parity a Priority (7/23/03)
• Hospital Social Worker, Kay Smith, Recognized as the NASW Social Worker of the Year 2003 (7/2/03)
• Rep. Barbara Lee named NASW Public Elected Official of the Year (7/2/03)
• Richard Darling, DDS, Named NASW’s 2003 Public Citizen of the Year (7/2/03)
• Dr. Nancy Humphreys Receives NASW Lifetime Achievement Award (6/26/03)
• NASW Applauds Supreme Court Decision to Strike Down Texas Sodomy Law (6/26/03)
• NASW Supports Supreme Court Decisions on Affirmative Action (6/23/03)
• The National Association of Social Workers Foundation (NASWF) Announces Winners of the Consuelo W. Gosnell MSW Scholarships (6/5/03)
• The National Association of Social Workers Foundation (NASWF) announces the Friends of Chernobyl Centers U.S., Inc. (FOCCUS, INC) as the 2003 recipient of the International Rhoda G. Sarnat Award (5/30/03)
• The National Association of Social Workers Foundation (NASWF) Honors Joel M. Levy, DSW with the 2003 Knee/Wittman Outstanding Achievement Award (5/30/03)
• The National Association of Social Workers Foundation (NASWF) Honors Carl G. Leukefeld, DSW with the 2003 Knee/Wittman Lifetime Achievement Award (5/30/03)
• Social Workers Help Military Families (4/10/03)
• Social Workers Discuss Link Between Poverty and Health During Social Work Day at the United Nations (4/7/03)
• How to Talk to Children About War (4/3/03)
• A New Look at Women at Midlife (3/25/03)
• NASW President Terry Mizrahi speaks out on the impending war with Iraq (3/12/03) (pdf format)
• NASW Stresses the Importance of Adequately Funded Child Welfare Systems Nationwide (March 1, 2003)
• Social Workers Recognized for Contributions to Communities Everywhere in March (March 1, 2003)
• NASW Signs Agreement with Health Professor to Provide HIPAA e-Learning Solutions to Social Work Professionals (February 28, 2003)
• Social Workers Support Affirmative Action Efforts to Increase Diversity on College Campuses (February 17, 2003)
• NASW Supports Legislation Providing College Loan Forgiveness for Social Workers in Child Welfare  (February 12, 2003)
• Latina Social Worker Honored for Work with Women in Prison
  She is one of many to be recognized during National Social Work Month (January 28, 2003)
• Study Finds Social Work and Other Female-Dominated Fields Suffer from Low Pay (January 28, 2003)