Adult Mental Health First Aid (Online)

Become a certified Mental Health First Aider

Instruction by Peter Larkum • Certified through MHFA England • 4-Session Online Course

Identify, understand, and help

Mental Health First Aid Online is an educational course which teaches people how to identify, understand and help a person who may be developing a mental health issue. In the same way as we learn physical first aid, Mental Health First Aid teaches you how to recognise those crucial warning signs of mental ill health.

Course info

Course materials are shipped to your address in advance.

Live sessions are built around a Mental Health First Aid action plan. Learning takes place through a mix of presentations, group discussions, and workshop activities

Due to some of the sensitive subjects of our courses, we limit numbers to 16 people. We want everyone to feel safe and our instructors can help if people find some bits particularly difficult.

Online course in conducted over Zoom (video conferencing software) by Peter.

Structure

• 4 live sessions with Peter
• A physical manual and workbook (shipped to your address)

Online live sessions

1. Tue 8th Sept 2026, 9.30am – 1.30pm
2. Wed 9th Sept 2026, 9.30am – 1.30pm
3. Tues 15th Sept 2026, 9.30am – 1.30pm
4. Wed 16th Sept 2026, 9.30am – 1.30pm

Cameras on!
To help with engagement, we ask everyone to keep their cameras on during every session. If you do not wish to have your camera on, please let us know ahead of time so we know not to request you to turn it on during the session.

About Peter Larkum

Peter is an experienced mental health speaker, award-winning Mental Health First Aid instructor, and creator of the award-winning course Mentality.

For over 10 years, he has trained tens of thousands of people to help reduce the stigma and discrimination that surrounds mental health illness.

• Peter was awarded ‘Excellence in Training’ for his work as a MHFA instructor.
• Mentality won the ‘Product Impact Award’ in the This Can Happen Awards 2021.

His client list is vast, including HSBC, Ministry of Defence, NHS, Experian, Balfour Beatty, Boots, London School of Economics, the University of Southampton.

With a background in youth work Peter has the unique ability to command a room of global corporate managers or engage a group of young people with his infectious enthusiasm, sensitivity, and humour.