About Vanier

About Vanier

Southwestern Ontario's leader in children's mental health

Vanier is a leader in helping children and youth age 0 to 14 and their families with  emotional and behavioural issues.  For over 40 years, we have served London and surrounding communities in southwestern Ontario with compassionate, best-practice and innovative programs and services

Our Mission

Vanier helps children to reach their full potential by working with the child and family's unique strengths, needs and culture to prevent or reduce serious mental health problems.

Our Vision

We work with families, professionals and our community to create a caring, emotionally healthy and supportive environment where all children, including the most vulnerable, reach their full potential to lead safe, productive and independent lives.

Vanier is an accredited Children's Mental Health Centre primarily funded by the Ontario Ministry of Children and Youth Services.

Vanier is a proud member of the Pillar Nonprofit Network.

Who we help

Families are our partners. Together, we provide supports to children to increase the likelihood that they will reach their full potential. Vanier works with the whole family's unique strengths, needs and culture.

Many of the children we help are reacting to overwhelming stresses within their lives like death, divorce, violence, neglect, or parents with mental health or substance abuse problems. Some are coping with genetic conditions and problems resulting from parenting.

Vanier's diversity policy

Vanier respects, values and celebrates the diversity of people who make up our community. Our goal is for people of all backgrounds to be able to use our services.

Vanier:

  • strives to recognize and remove barriers to access
  • provides quality services that are sensitive to all kinds of diversity
  • believes in the dignity and worth of individuals inclusive of their gender, ethnicity, race, sexual/affectional orientation, age, physical and mental abilities, religious beliefs and socio-economic status

What we do

Vanier serves children age 0 to 14 who have serious emotional, mental illness and behavioural problems, and their families. Our programs and services are flexible and responsive to the specific needs of each family.

We offer:

  • Crisis intervention
  • Residential services
  • Day treatment
  • Early years programming and various attachement therapies
  • Family counseling
  • Community outreach