Abstract
The aim of this paper is to provide a living tribute of the mental health activist and international trainer Peter Bullimore.
Peter provided a list of people who he wanted to provide tributes. Jerome approached all these people. All agreed.
Several people from around the world attest to the influence that Peter's teaching and personality has had on their clinical practice and on their lives.
The disappearance of Open Mind has left a shortage of journals which welcome the user perspective. Mental Health and Social Inclusion has always championed the voice of people with lived experience. These are selected tributes to one man’s work in the field of mental health.
These accounts provide insights into the work of a remarkable individual.
Students of the mental health professions are mainly exposed to work produced by their peers. The history of mental health is filled with the stories of professionals, not the people who have used services.
Historically accounts of psychiatry are written by mental health professionals. Service user or lived experience accounts are often written from the perspective of the person’s story of illness and recovery. There are comparatively few which celebrate the additional achievements of specific individuals with lived experience.