How this works
A guide for the family, not a treatment centre.
Help My Loved One exists because the person who searches "how do I get my son into rehab" at 2 a.m. is almost never the person with the addiction — it's the parent, the partner, the sister who has been holding everything together while someone they love falls apart. The search itself shouldn't add guilt to what you're already carrying.
We are an independent educational and treatment-navigation resource, not a counselling service and not a treatment centre. Every guide is written in plain language against public clinical standards — and one truth sits under all of it, stated early so nothing here wastes your time: you cannot force an adult into treatment in Canada. Everything that does work — the ready plan, the patient CRAFT approach, the boundaries that stop funding the harm — is what this site teaches.
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 anyone spends 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 you fear for someone's life tonight, call 911. If you — or they — are thinking about self-harm, the crisis lines on every page connect you to people who can help right now. And if you're here because you've already lost someone: our resources page carries quiet grief supports, with nothing for sale near them.
Editorial policy
Every guide is written in plain language by our own team and checked against current Canadian clinical guidance before publishing. 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@helpmylovedone.ca and we'll review it and fix it, with a dated note where it matters.
Part of a network
Help My Loved One 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 you fear for someone's life tonight, call 911. If you — or they — are thinking about self-harm, call or text 988, any hour.