The D.C. Council passed a bill called the Pathways to Behavioral Degrees Act, which provides free Master's in Social Work programs to graduate students from the University of the District of Columbia (UDC), with the goal of increasing the number of social workers, counselors and mental health professionals within the District of Columbia.

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