Pat Capponi – Interview

deconstructing psychiatry ~ Pat Capponi (56 min documentary 2004) Interviewee, Pat Capponi, activist and author, gives voice to the psychiatric patient, she has been speaking out for patient’s rights since 1980. Her activism has not only reached the silent space of locked wards in psychiatric institutions, it also speaks to government bodies and community initiatives to influence reform of mental health delivery in Ontario.

Keywords:  Pat Capponi, Joey Slinger, David Reville, Riva Gerstein, Anne Harris, Willy Jong, June Callwood, Margaret Fraser, Paul Quinn, Hume Cronyn, PARC, End of the World Café, Upstairs in the Crazy House, Beyond the Crazy House, Gerstein Centre, Shannon Court, Queen Street Mental Health Centre, CAMH, Archway, Graham Committee, Ontario Council of Alternative Businesses, Cuckoo’s Nest, Cuckoo’s Nest Cable, Twelve Weeks in the Spring, Ontario, Toronto, mental health, mental illness, poverty, housing, consciousness-raising, empowerment, boarding houses, class, media, client-centered care, client-centered services, psych survivor movement, social movements, advocacy, writing, human rights, activism, medication, addictions, patient abuse, patient deaths, survivor-run businesses, power.