neglected children
Uncared-for minors
Neglected children are minors whose basic needs—food, shelter, medical care, supervision, emotional support—go unmet by their caregivers.
The term appears in legal, social work, and child welfare contexts to distinguish neglect from active abuse: The agency investigates cases of neglected children.
Neglect may be physical, emotional, educational, or medical, and can result from poverty, addiction, mental illness, or indifference.
- abandonedLeft behind completely
- forgottenNo longer recalled
- unlovedReceiving no affection
- fosterEncourage development of
- orphanChild whose parents died
safe house · abuse · trauma · at-risk youth · hunger · dirty · bruises · silent · invisible · lonely · scared · CPS · social worker · home visit · court hearing · poverty · dysfunction · intervention
- orphan careorphanages, orphans, foundlings, foster care, foster homes
- vulnerable childrenorphans, foster kids, homeless youth, at-risk youth, runaways
- populationspatients, inpatients, outpatients, elderly patients, stroke patients