aftercare
noun [U] /ˈɑːf.tə.keər/
/ˈæf.tɚ.ker/ Definition
› the care of people after they have left a hospital or prisonSocial services and sanitation
(Definition of aftercare noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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