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	Click here to review Vanier's Water-Based Activities Policy Mental health is important at all stages of life. Ignorance about mental health and mental illness has often led to stigma, rejection, exclusion and a lack of attention. Caring for and giving children a mentally healthy start to life is critical for their future success and independence. Mental health is important to all of us as it affects our thinking, feeling and acting in all aspects of our life. It influences how we view ourselves and others, how we handle stress, how we engage in relationships, how we learn and how we make decisions in life. To find out more about mental health disorders in children>click here

Dr. Barrie Evans - Director

Dr. Barrie Evans is a Psychologist, registered in Ontario. He obtained his undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, U.K.

He came to Canada in 1970 and obtained a Ph.D. in Psychology with a Diploma in Clinical Psychology from Queen's University with training in both child and adult mental health. His career has focused largely on child and family mental health over the past 30 years. Prior to coming to Vanier in 1986, he was a Program Director at CPRI (Child and Parent Resource Institute) with the Home Visiting Program for Infants. In 1990, he became Vanier's third Executive Director since 1965 (following Dr. Jack Dubois and Jeanette Lewis). In addition to his administrative duties, he continues to be a practicing clinician.

He is also an Adjunct Clinical Professor of Psychology and an Assistant Professor (part time) of Psychiatry at the University of Western Ontario.