Current and Future Actions

Public and Professional Policies

The 2023 delegate assembly revised the following policy statements. The following policy statements will be voted on by the next cycle of the delegate assembly in October 2024:

  • Affirmative Action
  • Death Penalty
  • Disasters
  • Electoral Politics
  • End-of-life Decision Making
  • Healthcare
  • Homelessness
  • LGBTQIA2S+ Issues (formerly "Transgender and Gender Nonconforming People" and "Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Issues")
  • Racism
  • Social Justice
  • Substance Use Disorder Treatment
  • Youth Suicide

Related Resources




Social Work Speaks

Social Work Speaks, 12th ed., is a comprehensive, unabridged collection of policy statements adopted and revised by the NASW Delegate Assembly.

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