Policy Archive

There is a push among social workers to return to the profession’s strong commitment to social justice. Two significant events occurred last week.  On Wednesday, a group of supporters gathered to mark the first year of existence of the Congressional …

In the Fall of 2013, the McSilver Institute partnered with the Congressional Research Institute for Social Work and Policy (CRISP) and Social Justice Solutions to co-sponsor a symposium in Washington, DC, on the impact of federal policies and programs on children’s mental health services.  This is …

Today, 33 national organizations and 163 state and local organizations send a letter to six U.S. Senators on the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee urging them to keep working on the Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act …

In the Spotlight For many of the critics of the “War on Poverty” in the United States, not nearly enough is being done to support and transform the nation’s failing school systems. For children living in poverty, education opportunities in …

In the Spotlight The April 15th deadline for filing individual income tax returns, also known as Tax Day, brings to light the state of the nation’s tax system and how it impacts those living in poverty. This year, the continued …

I guess I get to say I told you so.  After reading hundreds of thousands of words about economic inequality written by the world’s greatest minds, I sense consensus is moving towards what this social worker had figured out five …

I’ve been delaying writing this post because for a stretch I was too outraged about certain things I’d been hearing in the foster care scene. Outrage is healthy if you can articulate it well and channel it productively, but anger …