Zohran Mamdani wants social workers responding to 911 calls — but test program is already failing

Mayor-elect Zohram Mamdani wants to deploy social workers instead of police officers to respond to 911 calls — but the controversial plan has already been operating in the Big Apple and is ...
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Pleasant Prairie police adding social worker to help families in mental health emergencies

The Pleasant Prairie Police Department is hiring its first full-time embedded social worker, who will respond alongside ...
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GMercyU Social Work Professor Has Personal Connection to Historical Moment in Civil Rights Movement

Dr. Wade Luquet, a professor of social work at Gwynedd Mercy University, recently had the honor of introducing the keynote ...
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Georgia school social workers respond to growing student mental health needs

Across Georgia, schools are seeing a rise in student mental health concerns – and social workers are becoming a critical part ...
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Camden's Mellon named NYSSWA Social Worker of the Year

Camden High School social worker Michelle Mellon has been selected as the recipient of the Ruth Schwartz Award from the New ...

Classroom Champions: Lowcountry school social worker wants to give food at a critical time

A Mount Pleasant school social worker is taking an extra step to make sure no student goes hungry during fall and winter ...