Table 1 Priority groups in addiction and problem gambling treatment agencies, Ontario, 2011
From: Wait times for publicly funded addiction and problem gambling treatment agencies in Ontario, Canada
Priority groups | N (%) |
|---|---|
At risk of harming themselves or others | 42 (51) |
Pregnant women | 35 (43) |
People with personal safety issue (e.g. threat of partner violence) | 29 (35) |
Other | 28 (34) |
People experiencing homelessness | 23 (28) |
People with serious mental health problems | 23 (28) |
Clients with concurrent disorders | 20 (24) |
Transfers from particular services or systems | 18 (22) |
Youth | 14 (17) |
Clients on probation | 10 (12) |
Serious physical health problems | 9 (11) |
People of first nations, metis or inuit descent | 6 (7) |
Offenders referred by arrest referral | 5 (6) |
Families | 4 (5) |
HIV positive status | 4 (5) |
Injection drug use | 3 (4) |
Language barrier | 3 (4) |