NASW Mississippi's Statement on Pauper’s Burial Notifications
The National Association of Social Workers, Mississippi Chapter joins with local leaders and
organizations for an investigation into the 215 multiracial bodies found in a pauper’s cemetery in
Hinds County, Mississippi. We would like to express our deepest condolences to the families,
loved ones, individuals, and communities. NASW-MS Chapter Board and staff express our support
for the families and friends who have been overwhelmed with the burden and grief of discovering
missing relatives have been improperly buried.
Read the Full Statement Here
NASW Mississippi Legislative Agenda 2024
Adopted October 21, 2023 NASW MS Board of Directors
- Support continuation of access to healthcare and Medicaid expansion to meet the
healthcare needs of the people in Mississippi.
- Support improving access to mental health bills at the state and federal levels that include
multidisciplinary models and services.
- Ensure full funding of the Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP) using equitable
funding distribution across communities.
- Support proposed legislation to expand police reform bills locally and nationally that includes
provisions against police brutality.
- Support legislation involving felony disenfranchisement, voting rights, and the ballot box.
- Support legislation for equity pay for women to include a living wage in the State of
Mississippi.
- Maintain the social work licensing law with current language in MS Code 73-53-1.and
monitoring of any changes.
- Oppose changes in the composition and scope of practice of the MS Board of Examiners for
Social Workers and Marriage & Family Therapists.
- Support adequate funding for all services that affect the well-being of at-risk populations and
underserved communities.
- Support legislation that addresses systemic public health and economic inequities across
the state.
* NASW MS Advocacy Day at the MS State Capitol is held on February 21, 2024