Description An open, honest, and revealing account of one man's personal battle to de- stigmatize mental illness. Sometimes poignant, sometimes humorous, but always painfully honest, it is a journey covering nearly 30 years of working within the mental health care system. With frankness Lol recalls his childhood and coming to terms with his fathers mental illness, and the stigma he felt himself. Lol describes his "escape" from rural village life in the north east to move south to start afresh. He trained to be a psychiatric nurse in order to understand more the condition his father suffered from, and then dedicated his life to caring for others and de-stigmatizing mental illness. This book looks at the creative ways he has addressed stigma within his own profession, schools, employment, and the media. About the Author Lol Butterfield is 47 and lives in the North East of England. He is married with 2 children. Following a serious car accident at the age of 7 he felt his...

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