[ Browse by Service Category : Target Populations : Sub-Topics of Topical Identifiers/Issues (209) ]
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.
AIDS/HIV Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of AIDS/HIV.
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.
Business Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of business.
Caregiver Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of caregivers and their concerns.
Child Abuse Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of child abuse.
Child Care Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of child care.
Children's Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of children and their interests.
Crime Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with crime prevention (including self-defence), crime reporting, crime investigation and other similar topics.
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.
Developmental Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of children's development, both typical and atypical.
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.
Education Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of education.
Employment Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of employment.
Environmental Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with conservation, pollution, beautification, recycling, or other environmental topics.
Family Planning Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with contraception, infertility, sterilization, genetic disorders or other family planning 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 people experiencing a gambling disorder.
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.
Human Trafficking Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of human trafficking, specific forms of which include child trafficking, labour trafficking, sex trafficking and trafficking for organ trade.
Hunger/Food Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of hunger and the availability of food.
Immigration Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of immigration. Included are settlement issues faced by immigrants within the first few years of moving to a new country.
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.
Labour Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of labour/labour relations.
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.
Offender/Ex-Offender Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of offenders/ex-offenders and their interests.
Parenting Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of parenting.
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.
Reproductive Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with issues related to pregnancy.
Safety Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of safety.
Science and Technology Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of science, technology and the digital divide.
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.
STEM Curriculum Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of STEM educational programs, a curriculum that is based on the idea of educating students in four specific disciplines (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) using an integrated, applied approach.
Student Financial Aid Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of student loans, scholarships and other forms of student financial aid.
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.
Women's Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of women and their interests.
Youth Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of youth 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.
