About Us
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Kinark is committed to helping children and youth with complex needs achieve better life outcomes.
Although Kinark has been providing children’s mental health services for decades, we only became known as Kinark Child and Family Services in 1983. In 2000, Kinark’s services expanded when we began operating Syl Apps Youth Centre and began providing interventions for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Today, we have more than 730 employees and 55 volunteers, including our Board of Directors. Last year, Kinark served close to 11,000 children and youth across our three program streams: Autism, Community-Based Child and Youth Mental Health, and Forensic Mental Health & Youth Justice Services.
Kinark also provides clinical training for doctoral-level psychology students through a scientist-practitioner model. The aim of the program is to prepare residents for independent practice as professional and ethical psychologists working with complex children, youth, and families. Learn more about The Doctoral Residency Program in Child Clinical Psychology at Kinark.
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Mission
Helping children and youth with complex needs achieve better life outcomes.
Vision
A healthy future for Ontario’s children and youth.
Values
Hold children, youth, and families at the centre of all we do.
Challenge ourselves to learn and grow.
Achieve more together.
Instill hope.
Lead.
