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Social services
Social services refers to the benefits and facilities such as education, health care, subsidized housing, and food subsidies that the government provide to children, the disabled, the elderly, and the poor to improve their lives and living conditions.
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How can you find available social services for disabled people?
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I'm a social service worker with a 17 year old client who was recently referred to our services because he has refused to leave his home since Decembe?
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How do I contact social services for a suicide watch for someone I know?
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Do you know any social services that give help to teenagers who are recovering from drug addictions?
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Can you tell me if i go to my general practioners at 16 years old thinking I have anxiety, will they get things such as social services?
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I am adopting 2 children that were displaced by social services ages 3 and 4. They tested positive for cocaine. What should I watch for? Need any info
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What type of social service is best suited for adoption?
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Are there social services for people with bulimia but cannot afford treatment?
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Can you tell me if i go to my gp at 16 years old thinking I have anxiety will they get things such as social services involved?
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If I were to be prescribed heavy antidepressants would social services take my daughter away?
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What can I do if my father severely abuses my mom but im scared to call social services and need help?
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A 48-year old female asked:
Is 1 family counseling session and 1 month long enough to reconcile 32 years of family issues? My mom and dad and i were recommended to go to family counseling. We went to 1 seession and 1 month has gone by. Social services is involved and after the 1 ses
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A 36-year old asked:
Should a dentist call social services if a minor has severe gum disease, more than 12 cavities?
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Might it be that a a doc turn his patient in for alcohol or drug abuse to the police or social services?
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If a child is injured and the physician is uncertain of whether the injury is physical child abuse, should social service be called?
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A 39-year old male asked:
What help can I expect from utilities, and social and government services after an earthquake?
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Why do social worker/child protective service people need to know my grades and ho well I do in school?
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Testing the service?
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What service you provide?
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What services do you provide?
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Can we have to pay for ambulance service?
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Had a badd experience with crisis services?
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Whats the us preventive services task force?
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A 33-year old male asked:
Does this service offer transgender services?
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Are there special services your office offers?
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What caregiving services can I find in my town?
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A 35-year old female asked:
My Question is what is Residential Care Service?
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A 50-year old asked:
How can my taxes pay for emergency room services?
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A 41-year old male asked:
Is it worth using services that do genomic testing?
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Can people with poor mental health get a service dog?
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