NASW Ohio Chapter Region 7

05/22/2026

🚨 Our babies deserve better. Our mothers deserve support. Our community deserves solutions. ✊🏾🖤

Join us for an important conversation at the “Hamilton County’s Infant Mortality Crisis: A Roundtable Discussion” as community leaders, advocates, healthcare professionals, and residents come together to address the realities behind infant mortality in our community — especially the disproportionate impact on Black families.

This is more than a discussion. It’s a call to action for awareness, advocacy, healing, and change.

Together, we can create solutions that protect and uplift our mothers, babies, and future generations.

🎟️ Register today:
Hamilton County’s Infant Mortality Crisis: A Roundtable Discussion

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1989961365011?aff=oddtdtcreator

05/14/2026

NASW Ohio member and social worker Ri Molnar was recently interviewed by WYSO regarding Dayton’s use of Flock cameras and the impact surveillance technologies can have on communities. Flock cameras are automated license plate reader systems that collect and store vehicle data, often sharing information across law enforcement agencies. The program in Dayton has sparked major public concern around privacy, accountability, immigration-related data searches, and the psychological impact of constant surveillance.
Social workers play an important role in conversations about public safety, civil liberties, trauma, trust, and community wellbeing. Thank you to Ri for helping bring a mental health and social work perspective into this important public discussion. https://www.wyso.org/news/2026-05-08/dayton-residents-demand-flock-cameras-removed-more-accountability

05/01/2026

Today’s protest was a success! Social workers and behavioral health providers showed up to make it clear that our system is already under strain and cannot absorb more instability. Providers delivered services in good faith and should not be forced to carry the burden of retroactive financial decisions.

CareSource has stated now they have no plans to move forward with recoupments. We will continue to stay visible and make sure that commitment holds. The only reason that is even happening is because of your advocacy.

This is bigger than one issue. Medicaid reimbursement rates for social workers are too low to sustain care. If we want access to services in Ohio, we must invest in the workforce. Increase reimbursement rates. Pay social workers what they deserve.

04/06/2026

As spring brings a season of hope and healing, Artemis Center is recognizing Sexual Assault Awareness Month by raising awareness of an important expansion in services for survivors in the Dayton co…

04/06/2026

Due to a scheduling conflict, our upcoming Wake Up to Social Work webinar has been updated to Seen, Heard, Supported: Reimagining Care for Youth Experiencing Homelessness, presented by Dr. Carmela G. Daniels, DSW, LISW-S.

We’re excited to welcome Dr. Daniels for this timely conversation on equity-centered approaches to supporting youth experiencing homelessness, including systems transformation, trauma-responsive engagement, and strategies that move beyond crisis response toward long-term stability and belonging.

Dr. Daniels brings more than 20 years of leadership experience in homelessness services, racial equity, and systems change, offering practical insights social workers can apply across practice settings.

Free for NASW Ohio and Kentucky members with 1 CEU included.
Register at naswoh.org/webinars

04/02/2026

The Supreme Court may have ruled yesterday that Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy violates the First Amendment, but no court can rewrite our ethics. While the decision may create legal uncertainty, it does not change the reality that conversion “therapy” is a harmful, discredited practice that violates the core values of social work and puts LGBTQ+ youth at risk. Let’s be clear: calling this “therapy” is itself misleading. This is not treatment. It is coercion, shame, and psychological harm packaged in clinical language that co-opts our practice as mental health professionals. Many Ohio cities have already recognized this and banned the practice because communities know what the evidence shows; this is abuse, not care. And while the Court chose to frame this as “speech,” licensed professionals in Ohio are still accountable to professional ethics, standards of care, and licensing board oversight. If a social worker engaged in this practice, it should absolutely be reported to the licensing board, and avenues of malpractice and consumer fraud claims are still available to anyone impact by this practice. The Supreme Court may have spoken on constitutionality, but it did not change what is ethical. It did not change what is evidence-based. And it certainly did not change our responsibility to protect LGBTQ+ youth from brainwashing, coercion, and harm.

03/19/2026

Congrats to our Ohio Winners!!!

Congratulations to all of the National NASW award winners but especially congratulations to all THREE winners from Ohio! They were nominated by the Chapter after having won last year’s regional and state levels.

National Social Worker of the Year- Dr. Dana Harley

National Lifetime Achievement Award- Kalpana A. Parekh

National Emerging Social Work Leader- Preshuslee Thompson

02/25/2026

02/09/2026

The Montgomery County (OH) Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. is hosting The Wealth Blueprint, and we’d love for you to join us.

This program will bring together professionals in finance, real estate, investing, legal, and construction to share practical information and real-world insight on building wealth through property ownership and investment.

February 28 from 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Goodwill Easter Seals, 735 E. Main St., Trotwood, OH

The event is free and open to the public.

Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfkJTdH00T2r5Jsgmt_hdOSC4I-noVDul2516AEArSQVM4Zdg/viewform

02/06/2026

📣 CALL FOR PRESENTERS | Black Mental Health Summit 2026

Black Women Cultivating Change is now accepting presenter proposals for our Fourth Annual Black Mental Health Summit!

🗓 July 10, 2026
📍 Kemba Credit Union Community Space | West Chester, Ohio
🕘 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
🎯 Theme: Connection. Competence. Caring.

We are seeking dynamic, knowledgeable, and passionate speakers to lead sessions in the following focus areas:

▪ Su***de Awareness & Prevention / Training
▪ Maternal Mental Health
▪ Veterans Mental Wellness
▪ Cultural Trauma & Healing

We welcome clinicians, researchers, community leaders, advocates, and individuals with lived experience who are committed to advancing mental health equity in the Black community.

✨ This is a powerful opportunity to educate, inspire, and contribute to meaningful change.

🔗 Submit your proposal: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSehVKq4BQRkrGUaPY8bL52GcFAO-x9K56lhm_SiM9tbo4I2vQ/viewform

📅 Deadline to apply:
February 28, 2026

Let your voice be part of the movement.
Together, we cultivate healing, resilience, and hope. 🖤