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child advocacy  

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  • Child advocacy, the act of supporting children's rights, encompasses a variety of social and political issues in countries worldwide. They include, but are not limited to, hunger, child labor, disease and other health risks, homelessness, physical and emotional abuse and neglect, sexual exploitation, and education. [Source: Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice; Child Advocacy]

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