COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Capital University has introduced a program in response to a nationwide shortage of social workers, as government and education institutions across the country work to address ...

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 failing.

Police departments from Clarendon Hills, Hinsdale, Burr Ridge and Willowbrook have joined to hire a social worker.

Genesis Smith is spread thin. There aren't enough social workers in Silicon Valley, leaving her to juggle tense encounters with parents whose children have been placed in protective custody with ...