People who, because of their economic, environmental or family situation or a health problem or disability, are considered more likely than others to be affected by or become involved in self-destructive behaviour, criminal activity, abuse, substance abuse, chronic unemployment, homelessness, unwanted pregnancy and other problems which threaten their health, safety and/or personal development.

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Individuals who have lost someone who was close to them and whose own patterns of personal, social and familial coping have been significantly affected by the loss.

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Women who have needs and interests in common because they are nursing an infant or are pregnant and intend to breastfeed once they give birth.

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People who are new residents in a community.

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Individuals who are no longer under required supervision by the criminal justice system.

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The parents, children or spouses of people who are on active duty with one of the branches of the armed forces, who have retired from the armed forces following a military career, or who have been honourably discharged as veterans of military service.

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The parents, children, spouses, partners, friends or other relatives or significant others of people who abuse alcohol, whose own patterns of personal, social and familial coping have been significantly affected by ongoing interaction with and concern about the alcohol abuser.

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The parents, children, spouses, partners, friends or other relatives or significant others of people who have been involved in domestic violence or abuse, whose own patterns of personal, social and familial coping have been significantly affected by ongoing interaction with and concern about living in a violent and/or abusive environment.

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The parents, children, spouses, partners, friends or other relatives or significant others of people who are unable to control their impulse to gamble, whose own patterns of personal, social and familial coping have been significantly affected by concern about the individual and the consequences of gambling on their own lives.

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The children, spouses, partners, friends or other relatives or significant others of people who are unable to care for themselves due to general frailty; illnesses, injuries or progressively debilitating conditions such as Alzheimer's disease or mental illness; or other incapacitating problems, whose own patterns of personal, social and familial coping have been significantly affected by interaction with and concern about the elderly individual.

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The parents, children, spouses, partners, friends or other relatives or significant others of people who have been charged with a crime and are awaiting trial, who have been convicted of a crime and sentenced to confinement in a correctional facility, or who have served their sentence and have been recently released from a correctional facility.

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The parents, children, spouses, partners, friends or other relatives or significant others of people who have clinically significant behavioural or psychological problems, whose own patterns of personal, social and familial coping have been significantly affected by ongoing interaction with and concern about the mentally ill individual.

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The parents, children, spouses, partners, friends or other relatives of individuals whose whereabouts are unknown, whose own patterns of personal, social and familial coping have been significantly affected by concern for the missing person.

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The parents, children, spouses, partners, friends or other relatives or significant others of victims of criminal homicide, whose own patterns of personal, social and familial coping have been significantly affected by the tragedy and the ongoing impact on their lives.

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The parents, children, spouses, partners, friends or other relatives or significant others of people who have tested positive on the HIV antibody test or have developed AIDS, whose own patterns of personal, social and familial coping have been significantly affected by concern about the individual.

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The parents, children, spouses, partners, friends or other relatives or significant others of people who have Alzheimer's disease, whose own patterns of personal, social and familial coping have been significantly affected by concern about the individual.

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The parents, children, spouses, partners, friends or other relatives or significant others of people who have cancer, whose own patterns of personal, social and familial coping have been significantly affected by concern about the individual.

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The parents, children, spouses, partners, friends or other relatives or significant others of people who have physical, sensory, developmental, cognitive, mental or emotional limitations, whose own patterns of personal, social and familial coping have been significantly affected by ongoing interaction with and concern about the individual with a disability.

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The parents, children, spouses, partners, friends or other relatives of people who have a compulsive obsession with food, whose own patterns of personal, social and familial coping have been significantly affected by ongoing interaction with and concern about the individual. Included are families of people who have anorexia, bulimia, a compulsive overeating problem and other similar disorders.

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The parents, children, spouses, partners, friends or other relatives or significant others of people who are having difficulty controlling their compulsive sexual behaviour and/or emotional attachments, whose own patterns of personal, social and familial coping have been significantly affected by ongoing interaction with and concern about the individual.

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The parents, siblings, friends or other relatives or significant others of children or adolescents who have been forcibly abducted by a parent not having legal custody, an acquaintance or a stranger, and concealed from their legal parents or guardians.

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The parents, children, spouses, partners, friends or other relatives or significant others of people who have life-threatening illnesses or injuries, whose own patterns of personal, social and familial coping have been significantly affected by the crisis and the ongoing impact on their lives.

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Individuals who have divorced (or separated), are in the process of divorcing or have family members (parents, siblings or other relatives) who are divorcing, have divorced or have separated, and whose own patterns of personal, social and familial coping have been significantly affected by the change.

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Individuals who have physical, sensory, developmental, cognitive, mental or emotional limitations that affect their ability to engage in one or more major life activities. Disabilities may be temporary or permanent, may be present at birth or occur at any point in a person's lifetime, and can be of different levels of severity.

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Individuals and families who have no health care insurance coverage and who may not be receiving adequate medical care as a consequence.

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Married individuals who are living apart or in the process of separating and are potentially contemplating divorce or permanent separation, whose patterns of personal, social and familial coping have been significantly affected by problems in their marital relationships.

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