September 22, 2022 - Canada is in the middle of a healthcare human resource crisis. While much attention has been paid to hospital closures and access to primary health care, the issue is much broader and affects all parts of the healthcare delivery system, across the public and private sectors...
September 8, 2022 - At this time of deep loss and trauma, the Saskatchewan Association of Social Workers (SASW) and the Canadian Association of Social Workers (CASW) stand in support and compassion with James Smith Cree Nation and the community of Weldon.
August 11, 2022 - The Canadian Association of Social Workers (CASW) is pro-reproductive rights. The CASW Code of Ethics privileges self-determination, and the Association affirms that timely, accessible abortion is not only health care, but a human right.
August 8, 2022 – The Canadian Association of Social Workers (CASW) has long advocated for social workers to be included as mental health practitioners within the Public Service Health Care Plan (PSHCP) and enthusiastically applauds yesterday’s announcement that a new tentative agreement has been...
June 29, 2022 - NAACJ and its members are urging governments and Parliamentarians to invest in community-based resources and wholly address systemic barriers, thereby ensuring a safe, effective and humane implementation plan across systems, jurisdictions and departments, pursuant to the NAACJ...
June 20, 2022 – Tomorrow, the Canadian Association of Social Workers (CASW) will mark National Indigenous Peoples Day, an important time to celebrate the diverse histories, achievements, and cultures of Indigenous people across the land now known to many as Canada. June 21 is also a day to...
June 2, 2022 – As long-time supporters of a public health approach to substance, the Canadian Association of Social Workers (CASW) is deeply disappointed in the results of yesterday’s vote on Bill C-216, the Health-based Approach to Substance Use Act. The Bill would have decriminalized small...
June 1, 2022 - CASW and the British Columbia Association of Social Workers (BCASW) welcomes the decriminalization of small amounts of illicit substances in principle but warns that the change does not go far enough to have the intended outcome of reducing stigma and saving lives.
May 27, 2022 - Bill C-216, the Health-based Approach to Substance Use Act, would, if passed, decriminalize the personal use of substances and lead to the creation of a National Strategy on Substance Use Act. CASW is strongly supportive of these steps toward a public health approach to drug...
May 25, 2022 - The discussion paper Reducing Recidivism - Shifting the Paradigm to Invest in Community was released by the National Associations Active in Criminal Justice. This paper calls for investment to reduce our reliance on incarceration, to provide transformative alternatives to...