CHILD WELFARE
child welfare, services and institutions concerned with the physical, social, and psychological well-being of children, particularly children suffering from the effects of poverty or lacking normal parental care and supervision. Two main types of child welfare services:- Public child welfare agencies provide four main sets of services—child protection investigation, family-centered services and supports, foster care, and adoption. Child protection investigation:- The purpose of the investigation is to learn if a child has been harmed or is at risk of harm, reduce the risk and increase the safety of the child, determine if a criminal action has occurred, and determine the need for services to support the family. Family centered services:- Family-centered practice is a way of working with families, both formally and informally, across service systems to enhance their capacity to care for and protect their children. Women and child welfare:- The scheme started in 1975 with the objec...