child welfare services
Minor protection agency
Child welfare services are government programs designed to protect children from abuse, neglect, and unsafe living conditions.
These services include investigation of reported maltreatment, foster care placement, family preservation efforts, and adoption assistance.
Caseworkers assess home environments and may remove children or provide support to keep families together: Child welfare services intervened after teachers reported bruises on the boy.
- parenting educationInstruction in child-rearing skills
- adoption agenciesOrganizations arranging child placements
- kinship careRelatives raising displaced children
- family reunificationRejoining separated relatives
- abuse preventionStopping mistreatment before occurs
financial assistance · group homes · counseling · mandatory reporting · legal advocacy · at-risk youth · aging out · trauma response · safety planning · emergency shelter · risk assessment · safe haven · respite care · substance abuse treatment · case management · community resources · international adoption · family therapy
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Harm inflicted on minors
child exploitation · child trafficking · child neglect · child endangerment · human trafficking
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