How this works
An honest map, not a treatment centre.
Dual Recovery exists because of a hallway. The mental-health clinic says deal with the addiction first; the addiction program says stabilize the depression first — and the person carrying both bounces between two doors that each treat half of them, while both halves get worse. If you've lived that ping-pong, this site was written for you.
We are an independent educational and treatment-navigation resource, not a counselling service and not a treatment centre. Our editorial line is simple: integrated care — both conditions, one team, one plan — is the clinical standard, not a favour; nobody is 'too complicated'; and prescribed psychiatric medication is treatment, never a moral question. The self-check is a plain-language reflection on how the two conditions move each other. It is educational, never a diagnosis — bring it to your prescriber or counsellor.
When you ask us to connect you, we confirm the fit and make a warm introduction — with your express consent, and only to licensed providers you approve. We say plainly how we are paid: providers pay us flat marketing fees for introductions, never a share of what you spend and never per-admission. Peer-support fellowships are described in our own words; we are not affiliated with any of them.
We are not an emergency service. If a bad night has you thinking about harming yourself, the crisis lines on every page connect you to people who can help right now — and you never have to sort out which crisis it is first. 988 takes the whole person.
Editorial policy
Every guide is written in plain language by our own team and checked against current Canadian clinical guidance before publishing. Our editorial line is fixed: integrated care is the clinical standard, nobody is "too complex," and psychiatric medication is never treated as a moral question. Fellowship descriptions are our own words — we never republish another organization's literature or schedules. Where a placement is paid, it is labelled, and it never changes what we recommend.
How we make money
The service is free for people seeking help. When you ask us to connect you and give your consent, we introduce you to matched licensed providers, who pay us flat marketing fees for those introductions — never a share of what you spend, never per-admission. Treatment navigation is kept strictly separate from any commercial relationship.
Corrections
When we get something wrong, we say so in the open. Spot an error? Email hello@dualrecovery.ca and we'll review it and fix it, with a dated note where it matters.
Part of a network
Dual Recovery is one of the independent recovery resources in the Rehab Near Me network, which share a single consent-gated connection service. Each site is its own resource; the shared spine is only how a consented request is safely routed.
We are not an emergency service. If a bad night has you thinking about harming yourself, call or text 988, any hour — one number for the whole person, both conditions included.