Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

Child Protective Services

Local governmental offices which investigate reports of abuse and neglect of children, and act to assure a safe environment for minors.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Local governmental offices which investigate reports of abuse and neglect of children, and act to assure a safe environment for minors.

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Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • Child Welfare Agencies
  • Child Protective Service
  • Child Welfare Agency
  • Welfare Agency, Child

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Aspects Covered

12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, supply & distribution, trends.

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History Note

2016 (2010); use CHILD WELFARE 2010-2015

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  1. I01w.409w.418w.500w
  2. N03w.540w.400w.500w

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NLM Classification

WA 320

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Child Protective Services. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000068216. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000068216
  2. Child Protective Services. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_protective_services
  3. Child Protective Services. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5097775