Wednesday, October 21st from 7-8pm EDT

Based on the widely successful 1975 film One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, the 2020 Netflix series Ratched has recently brought the “horrors” of mid-twentieth century mental health institutionalization back into the public’s awareness. Shock therapy, lobotomies, and confinement are among the most commonly portrayed mental health treatments in popular media - and yet they are also the most misunderstood.

Join Drs. Brianne M. Collins and Jennifer L. Bazar as they contrast these popular portrayals with the experiences at the former Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital - an institution which led the adoption of shock therapies and psychosurgery when they first arrived in Ontario.

Event hosted by the Lakeshore Grounds Interpretive Centre as part of Humber College’s Mental Health Month. During the month of October, follow #TheStoryUnfolds on social media for more about the history of the Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital.

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About our Speakers

Dr. Brianne M. Collins was the inaugural Researcher-in-Residence at the Lakeshore Grounds Interpretive Centre in 2020 and is an assistant professor of psychology at Providence University College in Otterburne, Manitoba. She specializes in the history of psychology and psychiatry, and has spent the past decade exploring the history of psychosurgery in Canada and internationally.

Dr. Jennifer L. Bazar is the Curator of the Lakeshore Grounds Interpretive Centre at Humber College. Her main area of research is the history of mental health institutionalization where her primary interests are in the lived experiences of patients and staff during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.