child welfare
Minors' safety services
Child welfare refers to the well-being of children, especially as a matter of government concern and social policy.
The term typically encompasses systems designed to protect children from abuse, neglect, and exploitation: She works in child welfare, The child welfare system placed him in foster care.
Child welfare agencies investigate reports of maltreatment and may remove children from unsafe homes.
- foster careSupervised substitute parenting
- group homeSupervised shared residence
- guardianshipLegal care of another
- kinship careRelatives raising displaced children
- adoptionLegal family formation
safe haven laws · nutrition programs · parenting classes · early intervention · custody · juvenile justice reform · aging out · safety planning · neglect · pediatric healthcare · respite care · family counseling · after-school programs · parent · risk assessment · mandated reporting · home visit · abuse
- child lawcustody rights, parental rights, legal guardian, guardianship rights, legal guardians
- Tribal Rightstribal governance, tribal sovereignty, tribal membership, tribal courts, tribal police
- youth welfareyouth services, youth protection, foster care, youth homes, residential care
- parentinggentle parenting, mom, children, kids, childcare
- childcaredaycare, after-school programs, babysitter, nanny, babysitting
- humanitarian aidaid, aid organizations, aid workers, disaster relief, aid agencies
child welfarechild abuse
Harm inflicted on minors
child neglect · child endangerment · child exploitation · child abandonment · parental neglect