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...
May 13, 2022 – The Canadian Association of Social Workers (CASW) is pleased to announce that the 2022 Glenn Drover Award for Outstanding Service has been awarded posthumously to Professor Marion Bogo.
April 27, 2022 - A key component of CASW’s dual mandate is to promote and support the profession – and many of our national advocacy priorities are profession-focused. Given the number of members interested in these issues, I wanted to take some time to provide an update on two social-work...
April 12, 2022 - CASW's submission to the Committee's study on labour shortages, working conditions and the care economy.
April 7, 2022 – The Canadian Association of Social Workers (CASW) welcomes many of the important commitments made through the 2022 Federal Budget, A Plan to Grow Our Economy and Make Life More Affordable. From housing and pharmacare, to a low-income dental plan, investments in reconciliation,...