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Drop In Child Care
Programs that provide supervised care for children on an unscheduled basis for all or part of the day in situations where the need for child care arrangements is unexpected.
Mental Health Drop In Centres
Programs that provide an alternative, nonresidential environment for people who have mental, emotional or social problems and which may offer recreational activities, socialization, individual or group counselling, mutual support group meetings, information and referral or other similar services. Included are centres that are staffed by consumers of psychiatric services as well as centres that are managed by professional staff.
The above terms and definitions are part of the Taxonomy of Human Services, used here by permission of INFO LINE of Los Angeles.
