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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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 ...

Man Who Beat Social Worker to Death After She Mistakenly Knocked on His Door Convicted of Murder

A New York man who beat a social worker to death after she knocked on the wrong door was convicted of murder. Hasseem Jenkins ...

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 ...