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.
Social housing helpful, if you can get in the door
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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.
Group therapy offsets ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ attitude
After struggling with depression for decades, Walter Wilmot said he started to feel better when he connected with people who had been there too.
Exercise helps both the body and the mind
First, the doctors gave her Serotonin for the anxiety, then Effexor for the depression and other pills for bipolar disorder. 
Sean Liliani, Centretown News Yoga can help people escape years of anxiety and depression when medication has failed, says a local yoga guru.