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 NASW offers its condolences to the victims, families, friends, and communities affected by the recent hate-motivated shootings in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and in Louisville, Kentucky. NASW denounces the hate speech that has fueled such crimes and challenges politicians who use such language to win votes. Social workers must work together to bring about social justice and end violence.
Our Nation Must Say “No” to Hate
NASW condemns the horrific violence that included the killing of 11 worshippers and injuries of six people at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh over the weekend and the killing of two African American people by a white supremacist at a Kroger grocery store in suburban Louisville, Kentucky, earlier in the week. We must firmly denounce hate driven fear-mongering and the demonization of our differences. We must also refuse to support politicians who use such tactics for votes.
NASW-PA Condemns Synagogue Shooting, Encourages Chapter Members to Aid in the Healing Process
The NASW Pennsylvania chapter is saddened by the injuries and loss of life in the aftermath of the shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh. We offer our sincere condolences to the families affected by this act of violence, as well as to the congregation and the community-at-large. The chapter condemns this act, and, in keeping with the Code of Ethics, encourages members to work with community leaders to help with the healing process.
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NASW is providing voter participation training for social workers through its “Social Workers as Social & Political Activists Webinar Series” and is working with allied organizations such as Rock the Vote, Young Invincibles, and the Brennan Center for Justice to increase voter participation in the upcoming midterm elections. For more resources on how to overcome voting barriers and motivate people to vote, visit NASW’s voter participation and engagement webpage.
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 Rock the Vote Action Fund is excited to share its C4 voter guides in 11 states: Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Virginia. Use these guides to help young voters in key states cut through the noise and see which candidates champion for issues they care about – like immigration reform, climate change, criminal justice reform, and more. Share this toolkit with sample graphics and social media posts with your networks to engage young voters in the voting process; many young voters don’t think they know enough to participate.
 Share this video from the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights on social media. Thank you!
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Join the discussions happening now at MyNASW, the new members-only online community. MyNASW is free to join and open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Exchange ideas, post useful articles and resources, rally around topics of concern to social workers, find former colleagues and build new professional relationships, serve as mentors to new professionals, and more. Join MyNASW today.
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Keyword Search: “hate crimes”
Document: Religion-Related Hate Crimes: Data, Trends, and Limitations
Authors: Scheitle, Christopher;
Hansmann, Michelle
Source: Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. December 2016, Vol. 55 Issue 4, p859-873.
Document: Youth Hate Crime Offending: The Role of Strain, Social Control and Self-Control Theories.
Authors: Näsi, Matti;
Aaltonen, Mikko;
Kivivuori, Janne
Source: Journal of Scandinavian Studies in Criminology & Crime Prevention. December 2016, Vol. 17 Issue 2, p177-184.
Document: Increasing Hate Crime Reporting: Narrowing the Gap Between Policy Aspiration, Victim Inclination and Agency Capability.
Authors: Wong, Kevin;
Christmann, Kris
Source: British Journal of Community Justice. Winter 2017, Vol. 14 Issue 3, p5-23.
Document: Policing the Threat: 'Implied Hate Crime,' Homophobia and Behaviour Change.
Authors: lafrati, Steve;
Williams, Clare
Source: British Journal of Community Justice. Winter 2017, Vol. 14 Issue 3, p25-34.
Document: The Impact of Unpunished Hate Crimes: When Derogating the Victim Extends into Derogating the Group
Authors:
Sullivan, Alison;
Ong, Aaron;
La Macchia, Stephen;
Louis, Winnifred
Source: Social Justice Research. September 2016, Vol. 29 Issue 3, p310-330.
Access Documents: Log in to the NASW Research Library and enter the title of the article or key words in the NASW Research Library search box
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| | "MOST CITED" JOURNAL ARTICLES COLLECTION — FREE ACCESS ENDS SOON |
Open access ends soon to the latest collection of most-cited and most-read articles from the NASW journals: Social Work, Social Work Research, Health & Social Work, and Children & Schools. Take this opportunity to catch up on advances in human services. NASW members receive an online subscription to Social Work with NASW membership and discounted rates on subscriptions to Social Work Research, Health & Social Work, and Children & Schools. Be sure to read the article below from the collection.
Health & Social Work
 HIV/AIDS, suicide, violence, and barriers to health care access among transgender people were explored using two needs assessment surveys conducted in Philadelphia in 1997. A total of 182 people responded to a face-to-face interview or self-administered mail survey: 113 male-to-female individuals and 69 female-to-male individuals. About three-fifths of respondents had engaged in unprotected sexual activity during the past 12 months. The risk for HIV infection from unprotected sex was significantly higher among respondents of color than among white respondents. About one-third (30.1 percent) of respondents had attempted suicide. More than half of respondents had been forced to have sex, 56.3 percent had experienced violence in their homes, and 51.3 percent had been physically abused. Twenty-six percent of respondents had been denied medical care because they were transgender. These findings suggest that prevention services that specifically address HIV/AIDS, suicide, and violence among transgender people are urgently needed.
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November 9
Emotions and Politics: Responding to the Mental Health Needs of Immigrants SPS WEBINAR
Webinar available to Specialty Practice Sections (SPS) members and non-members
Attend this live-streamed webinar to identify how immigrants' mental health challenges may manifest, learn culturally competent strategies to respond to immigrants' distress, and get a roadmap for advocacy engagement opportunities. Earn 1 cross-cultural CE credit. Webinar starts 1 p.m. ET. NASW Specialty Practice Section member price, FREE; NASW member price, $20; non-NASW member price, $30.
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CE Tracker, a new online tool, tells you exactly what you need to renew your license and tracks your progress along the way. Yearly subscription rates: $20 NASW members, $35 non-members through December 1, 2018; $25 NASW members, $40 non-members after December 15, 2018. Watch the CE Tracker video.
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| | ADVOCACY TOOLS & RESOURCES FOR SOCIAL WORKERS |
| Social workers are uniquely educated, trained, and skilled to help solve many of today’s social challenges, to uphold fairness and well-being and enhance the lives of the individuals, groups, and communities we serve. Understand the issues, learn how you can help, and see the difference our voices are making.
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Learn about NASW’s five social justice priorities and ways you can make a meaningful difference:
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By joining NASW’s Advocacy listserv, you can keep up-to date-on legislative activities in Washington, DC, and your state capitol and be among the first to take action on legislation championing social workers and our profession. You also can help stop or change legislation harmful to the profession and our clients and communities. Joining this listserv matters:
- Members of the listserv have helped the issue of mental health transcend party lines with bipartisan support for the Improving Access to Mental Health Act (S. 2613/H.R. 1290)
- Members of the listserv have helped to gain co-sponsors for the Social Worker Safety Act (H.R. 1484).
- Members of the listserv are helping to increase funding for the Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program.
From January 2018 to October 2018, 2,438 advocates delivered 7,284 emails and phone calls to members of Congress. Your voice matters!
NASW signs on to letters to the U.S. Congress and the Administration to promote our public policy goals. NASW also writes statements and letters to the Administration on a wide range of policy issues. NASW signs on to letters with coalition partners to demonstrate unity on an issue and to push for change. Refer to this collection for practical applications of NASW public policy for a just and equitable society.
NASW’s advocacy bulletin, the Washington Update, makes it easy to stay current on NASW legislative activity, electoral work, and social justice activities in Washington, D.C.
 Published June 19, 2018
Tap into the skill set that social workers bring to the table to push bills through, such as listening, negotiation and mediation, and finding common ground; recognize that social workers are critical to advocacy, from content expertise to understanding the client and the client’s environment; and explore the challenges of advocating for the disadvantaged in the current political environment.
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Washington Examiner
The Justice Department launched a new government website aimed at helping people prevent and report hate crimes, just days after a shooting at a synagogue in Pittsburgh that left 11 people dead.
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said 88 percent of agencies that provide hate crimes data to the FBI reported zero hate crimes in 2016, a sign these incidents are being under-reported.
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The Associated Press
Early voting returns forecast a midterm election turnout not seen in decades, with Republicans and Democrats demonstrating engaged bases on each end of the political spectrum.
That level of enthusiasm — turnout is well ahead of the 2014 pace — makes it difficult to predict final outcomes Nov. 6, as Republicans try to defend their Capitol Hill majorities, while Democrats try to upend the all-GOP government and narrow GOP advantages in statehouses.
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Kaiser Family Foundation
In health insurance systems designed to protect people with pre-existing conditions and guarantee availability of coverage regardless of health status, countervailing measures are also needed to ensure people do not wait until they are sick to sign up for coverage (as doing so would drive up average costs for other enrollees). The Affordable Care Act included a variety of “carrots” (e.g., premium tax credits and cost-sharing reductions) and “sticks” (e.g., the individual mandate penalty and limited enrollment opportunities) to encourage healthy as well as sick people to enroll in health insurance coverage.
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Arizona Republic via USA Today
Most Americans don't expect to face workplace discrimination on the basis of race, gender, age, disability and so on. What they might not realize is that these protections don't apply across the board. Norm Handshear learned this lesson the hard way.
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Forbes
Approximately one-fifth of adults in the U.S. (43.8 million people) experience mental illness of some form in any given year. A significant number of those are related to depression, anxiety or post-traumatic stress.
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