Introduction
Pat Capponi, OOnt CM (July 1, 1949 - April 6,2020) was a Canadian author and an advocate for mental health issues and poverty issues in Canada. She lived in Toronto. Her works included several nonfiction titles and a mystery novel series.
She also served as a board member at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto and as a member of the Advocacy Commission in Ontario.
She was openly lesbian.
She was named a Member of the Order of Canada in 2015. Pat Capponi died on April 6, 2020.[1]
From Surviving To Advising
Capponi is the co-facilitator of the "From Surviving To Advising" initiative undertaken by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH).The effort brings together consumer-survivors with psychiatry residents to allow those with lived experience to work with residents to understand new perspectives of recovery.
Awards
- Order of Ontario
- C. M. Hincks Award from the Canadian Mental Health Association