[ Browse by Service Category : Target Populations : Sub-Topics of Topical Identifiers/Issues (172) ]
Addictions/Dependencies Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal generally with the topic of addiction/dependency.
Adoption/Foster Care/Kinship Care Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topics of adoption, foster and/or kinship care as well as foster care transition.
Agricultural Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of agriculture.
Animal/Pet Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of domestic and wild animals (including pets) and their well-being and control.
Arts/Humanities Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of the arts and humanities.
Canadian Retirement Issues
Programs that provide information and /or services that deal with Canada Pension Plan, Old Age Supplements and other retirement benefits.
Caregiver Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of caregivers and their concerns.
Child Care Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of child care.
Cultural/Racial Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of culture/multiculturalism, i.e., that relate to the distinctive racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic and/or cultural origins or backgrounds which groups of people have in common and that sometimes separate one group from another.
Death and Dying Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of death, the process of dying and/or the concept of death and dying as seen from different historical, philosophical, spiritual, religious, medical and mental health perspectives.
Disabilities Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of disabilities.
Divorce/Custody/Support Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topics of divorce, child custody, child support and/or spousal support.
Domestic Violence Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of domestic violence, i.e., spouse/partner abuse.
Elder Abuse Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of elder and/or dependent adult abuse.
Election Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the general topics of elections at local, provincial and national levels.
Energy Conservation Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of adopting practices that reduce an individual’s overall impact on the environment.
Environmental Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with conservation, pollution, beautification, recycling, or other environmental topics.
Family Violence Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of family violence.
Gambling Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of gambling and problem gamblers.
Government Services Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of services provided by the city, county, provincial, territorial or federal government.
Grief and Loss Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of loss, such as the death of a loved one or pet, divorce or separation, estrangement from a family member or any other kind of significant loss, and the grief that often results.
Health Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of health problems and/or care.
Housing Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of housing.
Human Rights Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of human rights.
Human/Social Services Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of human/social services.
Hunger/Food Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of hunger and the availability of food.
Indigenous Peoples Interests/Concerns Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of indigenous peoples and their interests and concerns.
Insurance Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of insurance.
Legal Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with legal topics.
LGBTQ2+ Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with topics relating to the gender and sexually expansive community that includes those who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, two-spirit or coming out or questioning their sexual orientation or gender identity.
Literacy Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services related to instruction in reading, writing and comprehension for individuals of all ages who are unable to read or write at a functional level. Some programs may include basic training in speaking, numeracy/mathematics and problem solving skills.
Long Term Care Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of long term care and the individuals who require it.
Mental Health Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of mental health/mental illness.
Nutrition Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of nutrition.
Older Adult/Aging Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of older adults and their interests.
Oral Health Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of oral health including issues relating to the mouth, teeth and gums.
Personal Finances Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with lending (including predatory lending), credit, bankruptcy, foreclosures and other issues related to personal finances.
Poverty Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of poverty.
Recreational Marijuana Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the recreational use of marijuana and other cannabis products.
Rehabilitation Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of rehabilitation facilities and/or practitioners and/or the conditions under which rehabilitation services may be required.
Respite Care Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with issues related to respite care.
Rural Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of rural populations and their issues.
Service Animal Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of autism service animals, dog guides, mobility assistance service animals, psychiatric service dogs, seizure dogs, signal dogs and other service animals.
Sexual Assault Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of sexual assault.
Smoking/Nicotine Addiction Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of smoking and nicotine addiction.
Sports/Recreation Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of sports and other recreation.
Substance Use Disorder Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of substance use disorders.
Suicide Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of suicide.
Tax Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of taxation/taxes.
Utility Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of utilities including gas, electricity, home heating fuel, telephone services and cable service.
Veteran/Military Personnel Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of veterans or military personnel and their interests.
Volunteerism Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of volunteerism.
Women's Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of women and their interests.
The above terms and definitions are part of the Taxonomy of Human Services, used here by permission of INFO LINE of Los Angeles.
