ABSTRACT
I started working in the mental health service in 1980. I knew people who had been in and out of hospital and I'd met a person in a pub who was talking about his nurse training and I thought this would be an interesting area to work in. I also had an uncle with mental health problems and I didn't like the way he was treated at times, by the service and people in general. I saw adults and children ridicule him and when he went into hospital I heard people talk down to him. This did not seem right and I wanted an opportunity to do something about this.
