Safeguarding

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title: "Safeguarding" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["caregiving", "vulnerable-adults", "children's-rights"] description: "Measures to protect the health, well-being and human rights of individuals" topic_path: "general/caregiving" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safeguarding" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Measures to protect the health, well-being and human rights of individuals ::

::callout[type=note] the British/Irish/Australian term for protecting people at risk of harm ::

References

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