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community care

British  

noun

  1. help available to persons living in their own homes, rather than services provided in residential institutions

  2. the policy of transferring responsibility for people in need from large, often isolated, state institutions to their relatives and local welfare agencies

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Thai advocates push for mental health programs centered on community care.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

Even for those who disagree, the fact that these posts have gained such traction — sparking conversations about food insecurity and community care — shows how deeply these issues resonate right now.

From Salon • Oct. 30, 2025

A greater proportion of new NHS funding is now going to primary and community care.

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2025

What Newsom has done to build a community care system is overdue and revolutionary.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2025

The Self-Made Man And World-Made Manners It is not in order to shine in society that grace of manner is an asset; comparatively few people in a community care a rap about "society" anyway!

From Etiquette by Post, Emily