 For her decades of activism and leadership, Capponi was named a Member of the Order of Ontario in 1993, and a Member of the Order of Canada in 2015.Capponi's published writing included several nonfiction titles and a mystery novel series.Her first five books, including "Upstairs in the Crazy House" (1992) and "Beyond the Crazy House" (2003), report on her experiences with psychiatric hospitalization and boarding house living, and contain her thoughts on improving provisions for consumer-survivors.