[ Browse by Service Category : Target Populations : Sub-Topics of Topical Identifiers/Issues (502) ]
Accessibility Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of accessibility.
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.
Anger/Violence Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal generally with the topics of anger and violence regardless of the contexts in which they occur.
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.
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 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.
Civil Rights Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of civil rights.
Community Development Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with community development topics such as neighbourhood revitalization; economic development; upgrading of basic infrastructure such as streets, water and waste water systems; and improvements in community facilities and services.
Consumer Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of consumers/consumerism.
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.
Economic Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the general topics of economics and finance.
Education Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of education.
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.
Employment Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of employment.
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 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.
Firearms Regulation and Safety Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of firearms, the types of weapons that individuals can lawfully purchase, right to carry regulations, age and other restrictions on firearms ownership, safe storage laws and other gun safety requirements.
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.
Gun Violence Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of gun violence.
Health Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of health problems and/or care.
Homeschooling Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of homeschooling.
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.
Insurance Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of insurance.
International Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topics of international development, international relations, international relief or other issues that are international in character.
Labour Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of labour/labour relations.
Law Enforcement Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of law enforcement.
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.
Medical Marijuana Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the medical use of marijuana and other cannabis products.
Men's Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of men and their interests.
Mental Health Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of mental health/mental illness.
Nonprofit Organization Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of nonprofit organizations.
Nutrition Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of nutrition.
Offender/Ex-Offender Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of offenders/ex-offenders and their interests.
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.
Organ/Tissue Transplant Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of organ and tissue transplants.
Parenting Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of parenting.
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.
Public Assistance Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of public assistance.
Public Health Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topics of environmental health, communicable disease control, immunizations and other public health issues.
Recreational Marijuana Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the recreational use of marijuana and other cannabis products.
Recycling Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of recycling.
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.
Reproductive Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with issues related to pregnancy.
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.
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.
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.
Special Education Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of special education.
Sports/Recreation Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of sports and other recreation.
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.
Transportation Issues
Programs that provide information and/or services that deal with the topic of transportation.
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.
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.
