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News Items – June 4, 2013

[Video] Reaching out to better veterans mental health
WBNG-TV
A group of social workers gathered in Binghamton to hear from veterans on ways professionals can help. The Veterans Mental Health Training Initiative was sponsored by the New York State Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers.

[Audio] Restore or Demolish? What To Do About Pittsburgh’s Vacant Properties?
90.5 WESA
C. Matthew Hawkins, adjunct faculty member in the School of Social Work at the University of Pittsburgh, recently wrote about the idea of a moratorium in Homewood and the Hill District. What do you think of the potential moratorium on demolition in Homewood and the Hill District?

The Social Work Reinvestment Act
Social Justice Solutions
There are also myriad of self-started initiatives such as Social Workers Unite, SocialWorkHelper.com, SWSC Media, and The Network Of Professional Social Worker to name just a few. It is no coincide that all of this is happening at once as these are dire times for the profession and American society.  Please share this post so other social workers can know the lengths that others are advocating for them.

[Video] Planning summer time fun for students
WJXT Jacksonville
The school year is almost finished and the last day of school for kids in Duval County is this Friday. Licensed social worker and president and CEO of Daniel, Jim Clark says one thing he’s found to be really important is letting kids have downtime.

[Video] Dean Richard Barth on Promise Heights
YouTube
University of Maryland School of Social Work Dean Richard Barth took a few moments before the SSW convocation on May 17, 2013 to discuss the Promise Heights Initiative and the honor to be bestowed on the university later that day by President Barack Obama.

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