social services

plural noun

1. welfare activities organized by the state or a local authority and carried out by trained personnel

Example Sentences

The British Association of Social Workers said the social work sector is "under considerable strain", with the highest level of referrals to children's social services in a decade and a depleted workforce.

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Now Keira is one of many Greenlandic families living on the Danish mainland who are fighting to get their children returned to them after they were removed by social services.

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She found Thai Community Development Center, or Thai CDC, a nonprofit providing health and social services for the Thai population and staffed with people from the community it serves.

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All were flagged down outside county social services offices, where many were on their way to get food assistance and cash aid.

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The council had plenty of files about the family's involvement with police and social services, but "there was no time to explore this in depth", the review found.

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