Chris Rollings

Chris was a senior police officer for over 30 years and has extensive experience in managing people in often pressurised situations. As a senior leader he had a number of roles including being in charge of customer service, the call centre, and operational delivery. During his time in the police he also became a national lead in respect of missing persons and was involved in developing joint working with mental health services. With local providers he improved awareness and knowledge around mental health issues.

After a spell as a Head of Service for a social housing provider in the East Midlands Chris started providing resilience and confidence training to organisations and individuals. Chris is now an experienced Adult, Youth and Higher Education MHFA Instructor and in the last four years has delivered the two, one day and half day courses to organisations, industry, schools, colleges and youth workers across the country. As well as being an Associate trainer with MHFA England he is also an Associate trainer with Student Minds, delivering the Higher Education Course in Universities.

As a current crisis volunteer with SHOUT, the new national crisis text service, Chris supports those in crisis. He deals with a wide range of mental health issues and provides support to people at a time when they most need it. With a degree in psychology Chris has a passion to understand and help others. He is a very enthusiastic trainer with excellent feedback: