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Descriptor English: Child Protective Services
Descriptor Spanish: Servicios de Protección Infantil
Descriptor servicios de protección a la infancia
Scope note: Oficinas gubernamentales locales que investigan las denuncias de abuso y descuido de los niños, y actúan para garantizar un entorno seguro para los menores.
Descriptor Portuguese: Serviços de Proteção Infantil
Descriptor French: Services de protection de l'enfance
Entry term(s): Child Protective Service
Child Welfare Agencies
Child Welfare Agency
Welfare Agency, Child
Tree number(s): I01.409.418.500
N03.540.400.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000068216
Scope note: Local governmental offices which investigate reports of abuse and neglect of children, and act to assure a safe environment for minors.
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
EC economics
ED education
ES ethics
HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MT methods
OG organization & administration
SD supply & distribution
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
Public MeSH Note: 2016; see CHILD WELFARE 2010-2015
History Note: 2016 (2010); use CHILD WELFARE 2010-2015
Related: Social Work MeSH
DeCS ID: 56159
Unique ID: D000068216
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2016/01/01
Date of Entry: 2015/07/09
Revision Date: 2015/07/07
Child Protective Services - Preferred
Concept UI M0535008
Scope note Local governmental offices which investigate reports of abuse and neglect of children, and act to assure a safe environment for minors.
Preferred term Child Protective Services
Entry term(s) Child Protective Service
Child Welfare Agencies
Child Welfare Agency
Welfare Agency, Child



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