Youth services
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Youth services is a field of practices within the social services sector in North America. Defined as "programs, activities, and services aimed at providing a range of opportunities for school-aged children, including mentoring, recreation, education, training, community service, or supervision in a safe environment,"[1] youth services are a comprehensive series of strategies, activities, programs and organizations spread across the United States and Canada today.[2] In North America, youth services are generally viewed as more organized and systemized than youth work. The term "youth services" is used in international contexts as well.[3][4]