About MJW-CYDC
We are a team of passionate professionals and graduate students dedicated to improving the health and performance of children and youth.
Situated in the heart of the community, Western' s Mary J. Wright Child and Youth Development Clinic has one goal: Setting children and families up for success. We do this by supporting practice and research in real world settings with clients from the community.
Graduate students in the School and Applied Child Psychology program at Western University, under the supervision of licensed Child Psychologists, provide high-quality and affordable psychological consultation, assessment, and treatment services to children and youth from three to 18 years of age.
Our goal is to improve the quality of life for children and youth and set children and families up for success.
Call 519-661-4257 to get more information about how to be added to our *intake list. You may also go to the Contact page of this website, and fill in the Contact Us section to provide us with some details around the issues you are currently facing and the services you’re looking for. This information, along with any reports from previous evaluations and/or school information, will help us plan the most appropriate assessment(s).”
* Wait times will vary depending on the specific types of services and supports required.
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Dr. Mary J. Wright
Our story begins in 1973, when the late Dr. Mary J Wright, a psychologist at the Western University created a laboratory preschool. She wanted a place university researchers and students to conduct psychological and educational research and teaching demonstration projects intended to help children from a diversity of socio-economic backgrounds succeed at school and in life.
43 years later, a new chapter began. In 2015, the preschool laboratory was closed and the endowment transferred to the Faculty of Education at Western. The current centre, named The Mary J. Wright Research and Education Centre at Merrymount, is located in the heart of the community, within the walls of Merrymount Family and Crisis Centre, sending a strong message of an enduring university and community partnership.
Today, the Mary J. Wright Research and Education Centre continues to work at setting children and families up for success. We do this by supporting early childhood research and practice in a real world setting. The Centre has been proactive in keeping current with changing times and research methodologies.