child welfare agency
Definition
Noun: An administrative unit responsible for social work concerned with the welfare and vocational training of children. It is a government or private organization whose primary mission is to protect children from abuse and neglect, promote their well-being, and support families.
Usage
A child welfare agency is a formal organization. It is typically used in legal, social work, and community contexts. - It functions as the subject or object of a sentence. - It often appears with verbs like contact, report to, work for, investigate, or cooperate with.
Examples
- The child welfare agency intervened to ensure the child's safety.
- She decided to report the suspected neglect to the local child welfare agency.
- Caseworkers at the child welfare agency are responsible for family assessments.
- Funding for that child welfare agency comes from state and federal sources.
Advanced Usage
- "to be in the care/custody of a child welfare agency": This phrase describes a child who is under the legal guardianship or protective supervision of the agency.
- After the court hearing, the children were placed in the care of a child welfare agency.
- Used in a broader societal context to discuss systems and policy.
- Reforming the child welfare agency has become a major political issue.
Variants and Related Words
- Child protective services (CPS): A specific type of government child welfare agency that receives and investigates reports of child abuse and neglect. Often used synonymously in many jurisdictions.
- Social services agency: A more general term for an agency providing various forms of public assistance, which may include child welfare functions.
- Foster care agency: A type of child welfare agency specifically focused on placing children in foster homes.
Synonyms
- Children's services
- Child protection agency
- Family services agency (when the focus includes child welfare)
Related Phrases
- "A call to child welfare": A common phrase meaning a report made to the agency about a potential child safety issue.
- The teacher was mandated to make a call to child welfare.
- "Child welfare system": Refers to the entire network of laws, services, and agencies designed to protect children.
- Navigating the child welfare system can be challenging for families.
Noun
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an administrative unit responsible for social work concerned with the welfare and vocational training of children
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