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Macomb mayor proclaims March 2026 National Social Work Month
Summary
Mayor Michael Jain read a proclamation recognizing March 2026 as National Social Work Month, citing social workers’ roles in mental-health care, disaster recovery and social-justice advocacy and noting the profession includes roughly 780,000 practitioners.
Mayor Michael Jain proclaimed March 2026 as National Social Work Month at the Macomb City Council Committee meeting, reading a proclamation that praised social workers for ‘‘help[ing] empower individuals, families, communities, and our nation’’ and for their roles in mental‑health care and disaster recovery.
‘‘Social workers are the largest group of mental health care providers in the United States,’’ Jain read, noting the profession counts about ‘‘780,000 social workers today and more than 60,000 more social workers expected to enter the profession over the next decade.’’ The proclamation also commended social workers’ efforts on the nation’s opioid crisis and on advocacy for equal rights.
Jain invited citizens to join the local chapter of the National Association of Social Workers in celebrating the profession. The council moved on to the listed discussion items after the proclamation; no formal council vote was recorded on the proclamation.
