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  2. Child protection - Wikipedia

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    Under Article 19 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, a 'child protection system' provides for the protection of children in and out of the home.One of the ways this can be enabled is through the provision of quality education, the fourth of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, in addition to other child protection systems.

  3. Welfare - Wikipedia

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    Animal welfare, the quality of life or well-being of animals; Corporate welfare, term describing the bestowal of benefits upon corporations by government; Welfare fraud, intentional misuse of welfare programs by providing false information; Welfare queen, a pejorative term for a person accused of collecting excess welfare payments

  4. General welfare clause - Wikipedia

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    A general welfare clause is a section that appears in many constitutions and in some charters and statutes that allows that the governing body empowered by the document to enact laws to promote the general welfare of the people, which is sometimes worded as the public welfare. In some countries, it has been used as a basis for legislation ...

  5. Children's rights - Wikipedia

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    Children's rights or the rights of children are a subset of human rights with particular attention to the rights of special protection and care afforded to minors. [1] The 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) defines a child as "any human being below the age of eighteen years, unless under the law applicable to the child, majority is attained earlier."

  6. Category:Child welfare - Wikipedia

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    This category contains articles and subcategories related to the topic of Child welfare in general. These pertain to both issues of concern related to child welfare ...

  7. Welfare spending - Wikipedia

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    Welfare can take a variety of forms, such as monetary payments, subsidies and vouchers, or housing assistance. Welfare systems differ from country to country, but welfare is commonly provided to individuals who are unemployed, those with illness or disability, the elderly, those with dependent children, and veterans. Programs may have a variety ...

  8. Social protection - Wikipedia

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    Traditionally, social protection has been used in the European welfare state and other parts of the developed world to maintain a certain living standard, and address transient poverty. [4] One of the first examples of state-provided social protection can be traced to the Roman Emperor Trajan , who expanded a program for free grain to include ...

  9. Welfare rights - Wikipedia

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    Welfare rights advisers often use a case management system to help them manage their work. These can be paper based, computer based or online. Welfare rights officers are often closely allied with campaigning groups and charities such as the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG), Citizens Advice Bureau and London Advice Service Alliance (LASA), for ...