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Social Justice Briefs
NASW has set five social justice priorities to address over the next year — voting rights, criminal
justice reforms, juvenile justice, immigration reform and economic justice and equity.
Within this set of social justice priorities are four sub-priorities – health and behavioral health
equity, racial and population-based discrimination, matters involving courts such as U.S.
Supreme Court and federal judge nominations and environmental justice.
Social Justice Issue Briefs provide an overview of these topics in a focused, researched and
concise package.
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National Eviction Crisis in the Era of the Coronavirus Pandemic
Reimagining Policing: Strategies for Community Reinvestment
Implications of Coronavirus (COVID-19) for America’s Vulnerable and Marginalized Populations
Abolishing Cash Bail to Promote Social Justice
Migrant and Asylum-Seeking Families: Analysis of Federal Government Policies and Procedures
Social Work’s Role in Responding to Intimate Partner Violence
The Role of Racial Profiling in Encounters with Law Enforcement
Voting Rights Update
A Social Work Perspective on Drug Policy Reform
Unaccompanied Migrant Children: Overview & Recommendations
President Obama Nominates Three to the DC Circuit Court: Why Should Social Workers Care?
Addressing COVID-19 and Correctional Facilities: A Social Work Imperative
Challenges of Refugee Resettlement: Policy and Psychosocial Factors
Tools for Social Workers to Prevent Gun Violence
The Color of Juvenile Transfer: Policy & Practice Recommendations
Gun Violence in the American Culture
Intersection of Sanctuary Cities, National Immigration Policies, and Child Welfare Policies and
Practice in the Trump Era
Opiates in Our Backyard: Implications for Drug Policy
Solitary Confinement: A Clinical Social Work Perspective
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Ferguson, Missouri Aftermath: National Implications for Disparities in the Criminal Justice
Continuum
Congressional Briefing
“Black Lives Matter: Social Work and the Future of Policing”
This July 2020 briefing, co-sponsored by NASW, highlights challenges and solutions for achieving
equal opportunity and justice, promoting smart decarceration and eliminating racism.