NASW-Illinois
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Illinois Chapter of the #NASW (142k members nationwide), Association #socialwork A collective of social workers advocating for a better profession and world.
Chicago
Joined February 2009
We are moving to BlueSky. While we will keep this profile up for a short while , come join us there to engage. https://t.co/UkdchggYuX
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Shout out to all the “nonprofessional” healthcare workers having their #Thanksgiving dinners tonight because they are working 10 & 12hr shifts tomorrow. I see you 🫶 🍽️💅 #SocialWork #MentalHealth
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A degree in social work is a professional degree. It always has been. It always will be. #SocialWorkIsProfessional
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#SNAP funding is at risk if Congress and the President don’t act. Social workers, your voice matters—join #NASW in urging immediate action. Sign our petition TODAY! https://t.co/vfTFnO0doQ
#ProtectSNAP #GovernmentShutdown #SocialJustice #EndHunger #SocialWorkersTakeAction
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Proud to be attending the Illinois Women's Institute for Leadership Training Academy graduation of NASW-Illinois member (and board member) @AnjanetteYoung0 We need more social workers in office! Learn more about IWIL: https://t.co/0eVDNXyhj2
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Thank you for being part of the team that keeps social work at the table.
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Day 2 of Fall Veto Session! We’re back in the Capitol making sure social workers’ voices are heard. Showing up, tracking bills, and pushing for change is powered by your NASW membership dues.
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TODAY’S SOUTHWEST SIDE OPERATION SHOWS: I.C.E. IS A VIOLENT FORCE IN OUR COMMUNITIES! Joint statement from the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, @BPNCchicago, and the Southwest Rapid Response team.
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In Chicago, immigrants who thought they were following the legal path are also facing deportation under Trump crackdown
chicagotribune.com
If immigrants entered the country illegally or are without granted status, attorneys say they have no protections under a second Trump administration.
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His name is Demartravion “Trey” Reed. Say it.
The investigation into the death of a 21-year-old Black student discovered hanging from a tree at Delta State University in Mississippi remains an "active investigation," officials said on Wednesday. Read more: https://t.co/ZqXEI4Xvm3
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Illinois Democrats call for investigation of fatal shooting of Franklin Park man by ICE agent
chicagotribune.com
Hours earlier, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents fatally shot a man in the northwest suburb after he allegedly tried to flee a traffic stop.
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Protests flare at ICE facility in Broadview even as President Donald Trump deploys National Guard to Memphis
chicagotribune.com
Emotions in the Chicago area remained at a near-fever pitch as protesters – including two candidates for Congress – confronted federal agents outside an immigration processing center in the near-we…
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Pritzker: Trump threat to send troops to Chicago ‘an insult’ https://t.co/G8VzDQppAf
thehill.com
JB Pritzker called President Trump’s suggestion he ask for help to combat crime in Chicago “an insult to any and every citizen,” asking, “Have we truly lost all sense of san…
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A really great breakdown and take on the new Illinois law which bans AI “Therapists”. (NASW-IL’s priority bill this session)
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No algorithm can replace empathy — at least not in Illinois’ therapy rooms. 🧠 #AI #Tech #Illinois #MentalHealth
community.designtaxi.com
Illinois has officially become the first state in the U.S. to ban artificial intelligence from acting as a therapist, setting a precedent that could influence how mental health care and technology...
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I’m a psychiatrist. In 2025, I’ve seen 12 people hospitalized after losing touch with reality because of AI. Online, I’m seeing the same pattern. Here’s what “AI psychosis” looks like, and why it’s spreading fast: 🧵
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I need your help!!! Please click the link below in support of the “ANJANETTE YOUNG ORDINANCE” Stand with me by asking your alderperson to Vote YES!! Stand with me by attending the next council meeting! https://t.co/HxuMT8gUnD
#IAMHER
#endwrongraids
#BlackWomenLivesMatter
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ICYMI, a new law signed by @GovPritzker bans the use of AI therapy in Illinois. Patients deserve quality healthcare from real, qualified professionals and not computer programs that generate responses that could harm patients. https://t.co/TV3HRKvI50
engadget.com
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has signed a bill banning AI therapists into law, the first in the nation.
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“If you would have opened up a corner shop and started saying you're an LCSW, the department [of Professional Regulation] would shut you down pretty quickly, right? But somehow we we are allowing an algorithm to work unregulated," Kyle Hillman of NASWIL https://t.co/EsFAL5WOom
axios.com
New law blocks apps from diagnosing or giving therapy advice in Illinois.
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