Stephen Parker

Stephen Parker is a licensed architect in the United States and dedicated Behavioral Health Planner at Stantec, serving as mental health design subject matter expert for North America and beyond. His projects range from community-scale recovery centres to expansive mental health campuses, with work ranging from China, India, Kenya and across the US & Canada.

As the former Co-Chair of the AIA (American Institute of Architects) Strategic Council’s Mental Health+Architecture Incubator and co-author of the US Department of Veterans Affairs new Inpatient Mental Health Design Guide, Stephen is a firm believer in “architect as advocate”, service leadership and dignity-driven design research for communities in crisis.