# Gaming Recovery

> An independent Canadian educational and treatment-navigation resource for gaming, internet, and technology compulsion (gamingrecovery.ca), for two audiences at once: the player and the parent or partner. Everything is written in plain language against public clinical standards; the self-check is built against the WHO ICD-11 picture of gaming disorder (impaired control, gaming taking priority over other life, continuing despite harm) and is an educational screen, never a diagnosis. It has a player mode (9 questions) and a parent mode (8 observational questions), runs entirely in the browser, and stores nothing. The service is free for people seeking help: with express consent we introduce a person to up to 3 matched licensed treatment providers, who pay flat marketing fees for introductions — never per-admission. Facility phone numbers and program prices are intentionally not published; connection happens through the site with consent. The honest treatment map: outpatient CBT is the backbone, youth services are the front door for minors, family therapy is often the most effective route for a minor, and residential programs specifically for gaming are rare in Canada. In a crisis, people should call or text 988 (Suicide Crisis Helpline, Canada), call Kids Help Phone at 1-800-668-6868 for anyone under 25, or call 911. Part of the Rehab Near Me network of independent recovery resources, which share one consent-gated connection service. We are not affiliated with Gaming Addicts Anonymous, Internet & Technology Addicts Anonymous, Online Gamers Anonymous, Media Addicts Anonymous, or any fellowship named on the site.

## Start here
- [The self-check — player mode and parent mode](https://gamingrecovery.ca/assessment): 9 player questions or 8 parent observational questions against the ICD-11 gaming-disorder picture; runs in-browser, nothing stored, not a diagnosis
- [Find your fit — 2-minute match](https://gamingrecovery.ca/match): a short questionnaire (kind of screen time, age band with under-18 youth routing, urgency, province, funding) ending in a consented warm introduction
- [Get help](https://gamingrecovery.ca/get-help): direct consented callback form, for the player or the parent

## Understand it
- [Treatment paths](https://gamingrecovery.ca/programs): the honest Canadian map — outpatient CBT backbone, youth services by province, family therapy for minors, care for what's underneath, the rare-residential note, and practical friction done right (no prices, no facility phone numbers)
- [The fellowships: GAA, ITAA, OLGA & MAA](https://gamingrecovery.ca/pathways): plain-language, independent descriptions with official links, plus the family rooms (Gamer-Anon, IT-Anon, OLG-Anon); meetings are free and mostly online; we are not affiliated with any fellowship
- [The parent playbook](https://gamingrecovery.ca/guide): watch and write down specifics, have the daylight conversation (the surprise router-unplugging ultimatum backfires), bring in a professional the ordinary way
- [Crisis & recovery resources](https://gamingrecovery.ca/resources): verified crisis lines incl. 988 and Kids Help Phone (1-800-668-6868, or text CONNECT to 686868), plus the fellowships' official sites

## Policies
- [How this works & how we're paid](https://gamingrecovery.ca/about)
- [Privacy & consent](https://gamingrecovery.ca/privacy)
- [For treatment providers](https://gamingrecovery.ca/for-providers): consented, matched introductions on flat marketing fees