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Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-01-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Social Services and Social Work
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- child welfare service
1, record 1, English, child%20welfare%20service
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- child welfare agency 2, record 1, English, child%20welfare%20agency
correct, United States
- children's services bureau 3, record 1, English, children%27s%20services%20bureau
correct
- child-welfare service 4, record 1, English, child%2Dwelfare%20service
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... when a child cannot be adequately cared for in his own home, society must provide alternative, adequate care. The child welfare agency is the formal institutionalized arrangement through which the community discharges such responsibility. 2, record 1, English, - child%20welfare%20service
Record 1, Key term(s)
- child welfare services
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Services sociaux et travail social
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- service d'aide sociale à l'enfance
1, record 1, French, service%20d%27aide%20sociale%20%C3%A0%20l%27enfance
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] service [...] dont les fonctions portent sur diverses catégories d’enfants abandonnés ou en danger, dont certains font l’objet d’une admission dans le service. 2, record 1, French, - service%20d%27aide%20sociale%20%C3%A0%20l%27enfance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ils s’y trouvent alors placés soit sous sa protection(enfants surveillés, secourus, recueillis temporairement, mineurs en garde), soit sous sa tutelle(pupilles de l'État). 2, record 1, French, - service%20d%27aide%20sociale%20%C3%A0%20l%27enfance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Ce service a été successivement dénommé Assistance publique, Service des enfants assistés, puis Service de l’assistance à l’enfance. 3, record 1, French, - service%20d%27aide%20sociale%20%C3%A0%20l%27enfance
Record 1, Key term(s)
- assistance publique
- service des enfants assistés
- service de l'assistance à l'enfance
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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