Table II.
Summary of services used by northern homeless women interviewed, by territory
| Total | Nunavut | NWT | Yukon | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n=61 | n=20 | n=20 | n=21 | |
| Number of services reported | ||||
| Mean | 7.3 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 9.6 |
| Range | (3–15) | (3–11) | (3–15) | (4–12) |
| Type of service (n, %) | ||||
| Counselling for mental health or addictions concerns | 46 (75%) | 15 (75%) | 13 (65%) | 18 (86%) |
| Family violence shelter | 44 (72%) | 18 (90%) | 8 (40%) | 18 (86%) |
| Income Support | 40 (66%) | 7 (35%) | 16 (80%) | 17 (81%) |
| Housing Authority or other property management | 39 (64%) | 12 (60%) | 12 (60%) | 15 (71%) |
| Social service (e.g. Family and Child Services) | 38 (62%) | 14 (70%) | 13 (65%) | 11 (52%) |
| Homelessness shelter | 33 (54%) | 9 (45%) | 12 (60%) | 12 (57%) |
| Police/justice | 29 (48%) | 10 (50%) | 8 (40%) | 11 (52%) |
| Other community-based resource | 28 (46%) | 1 (5%) | 9 (45%) | 18 (86%) |
| Food-based service | 20 (33%) | 2 (10%) | 3 (15%) | 15 (71%) |
| Educational programming | 17 (28%) | 1 (5%) | 10 (50%) | 6 (29%) |
| Hospital | 16 (26%) | 4 (20%) | 4 (20%) | 8 (38%) |
| Indigenous cultural or wellness service | 15 (25%) | 3 (15%) | 1 (5%) | 11 (52%) |
| Primary health care/nurses station | 14 (23%) | 3 (15%) | 7 (35%) | 4 (19%) |
| In-patient addiction or mental health treatment (in Territory) | 11 (18%) | N/A | 6 (30%) | 5 (24%) |
| Alcoholics Anonymous | 11 (18%) | 2 (10%) | 4 (20%) | 5 (24%) |
| In-patient addiction or mental health treatment (out of Territory) | 10 (16%) | 5 (25%) | 1 (5%) | 4 (19%) |
| Service for disability support | 9 (15%) | 1 (5%) | 0 (0%) | 8 (38%) |
| Harm reduction service | 8 (13%) | N/A | N/A | 8 (38%) |
| Alcohol or drug detox | 7 (11%) | N/A | 1 (5%) | 6 (29%) |
| Church | 5 (8%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (15%) | 2 (10%) |
| Legal Aid | 5 (8%) | 3 (15%) | 1 (5%) | 1 (5%) |
| Crisis line | 2 (3%) | 2 (10%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |