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social services

plural noun

  1. welfare activities organized by the state or a local authority and carried out by trained personnel
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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“They have no other financial activities or resources which can enable them to adapt to climate change or to face natural disasters, and their access to social services and protection is very limited.”

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He said food parcels would have to go to those most in need who had been referred by social services, doctors or charities.

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In Tijuana, Trump’s order led to the closure of a health and social services clinic called Comunidad AVES.

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Worried about his son's escalating behaviour and the people he was spending time with, he complained to the council that social services were not adequately safeguarding him.

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A senior officer told social services that he believed Lorraine had mental health issues, and tried to contact her GP without her consent.

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