A crucial part of social welfare and health is the adequate provision of social services to populations through the government, civil society, and community-based organizations

Social support and care cover a variety of areas in social health. These include ensuring social cohesion within communities, addressing discrimination, and ensuring that people have access to all the services that they might need.

Research has shown that frequent interactions with social workers can help people manage their health well and reduce their reliance on emergency health services.

Social support is particularly important for vulnerable populations such as children, women, migrants, persons with disabilities and elderly populations who may not always have the resources they need. This is why it is important for a combination of government, private and non-profit actors to work collaboratively to provide social safety nets to people who need it the most.