Child protection
Child Protection
Child protection (/ʧaɪld prəˈtɛkʃən/) is a set of measures and strategies designed to safeguard children from acts that are not in their best interests, such as abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
Etymology
The term "child protection" is derived from the English words "child", meaning a young person, and "protection", which refers to the act of guarding or defending.
Definition
Child protection encompasses a wide range of activities and initiatives that are aimed at ensuring the safety, well-being, and development of children. This includes the prevention and response to violence, exploitation, abuse, and neglect. It also involves creating an environment that is conducive to a child's physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
Related Terms
- Child Abuse: Child abuse refers to the physical, sexual, or emotional mistreatment or neglect of a child or children.
- Child Neglect: Child neglect is a form of child abuse, and is a deficit in meeting a child's basic needs, including the failure to provide adequate health care, supervision, clothing, nutrition, housing as well as their physical, emotional, social, educational and safety needs.
- Child Exploitation: Child exploitation refers to the use of children for someone else's advantage, gratification, or profit often resulting in unjust, cruel and harmful treatment of the child.
- Child Rights: Child rights are the inherent rights of every child, irrespective of his/her race, ethnicity, gender, religion, or abilities.
- Child Welfare: Child welfare refers to a spectrum of services designed to protect children and encourage family stability.
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