After Kathleen Green celebrated her 17th birthday, she got a surprise: she was pregnant.
Calls to crisis lines on the rise, says psychologist
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Month: December 2008
Four-legged friends have problems, too
Carl was diagnosed with epilepsy and severe separation anxiety when he was a teenager. Thanks to a lot more walking, running, and playing, he’s come a long way. His seizures have all but stopped and he’s a lot less anxious. Carl has even taken up swimming, something that terrified him before. He’s really enjoying his middle age.
Sean Liliani, Centretown News Carl, a blond cocker spaniel-mini poodle, overcame his behavioural problems through exercise and more attention from his owners.
Social housing helpful, if you can get in the door
The smell of homemade beef and barley soup fills the air as tenants gather in the communal dining area of the Cornerstone supportive housing facility in Centretown.
Art program paints a picture of wellness
Every Thursday afternoon, men and women walk into the purple-walled classroom of The Art Studio and are seen as artists, not as people living with mental illness. 
Sean Lilliani, Centretown News A program at the Hintonburg Community Centre allows some people with mental illness to find an outlet through creative expression.