At Cam is a documentary series about Camarillo State Hospital (1936-1997) and the college, California State University Channel Islands, which now occupies the hospital’s former location. (NOTE: this video series is not monetized. Any ads seen over the course of the viewing experience have been placed by YouTube). The views and opinions expressed in this installment about Camarillo State Hospital and CSU Channel Islands represent the views of the individuals being interviewed. Tens of thousands of people have lived and worked at both of these facilities. Opinions and observations about this space's complex history are as diverse and multifaceted as those who have called the place "home" — and all of them deserve consideration. “At Cam” is an attempt to do one thing, in particular: engage in an ongoing conversation about our investment in populations that deserve support and dignity. The manifold problems facing each population, and the proposed solutions, are too numerous to encompass in hundreds of hours of discussion and research, let alone in less than an hour. In service of stoking a broader discussion, and with the hope that those who have had their curiosity piqued will want to learn more, here is a link to two posts on the film’s Patreon, each containing a number of links to salient news stories, videos, books, and journal articles -- Regarding deinstitutionalization and Cam: https://www.patreon.com/posts/29747888 Regarding privatization and CSUCI: https://www.patreon.com/posts/additio... Like At Cam on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/atcamdoc

• published: 07 Mar 2020
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