Peter Abbot

Peter holds qualifications in teaching, assessing, internal verification, mental health, and mindfulness. Additionally, he is an accredited instructor for Mental Health First Aid England and is approved to deliver all 4 of their adult courses: 2-day Mental Health First Aid, 1-day Mental health Champion, ½-day Mental Health Aware and the ½-day Mental Health First Aid Refresher courses in the England. Peter is also approved to deliver MHFA England’s new Online Mental Health First Aid and Mental Health Aware courses.

Over 15-years’ experience of training and in addition to the above Peter has delivered a variety of different courses which has included L2 Award in Mental Health Awareness (Ofqual), Department for Transport training for airport security (Manchester Airport), and workshops in wellbeing, such as work/life balance, mindfulness, and stress coping techniques workshops.

He has delivered and supported a wide variety of clients across the UK, which include the charities Mind, Women Out of Prison, Clean Break and the British Institute for the Deaf. Further organisations include the Royal National Theatre, Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, 3M, Total Oil, Certas Energy UK, Tescos’ Banking HQ, Netflix, Facebook, G Network and the NHS.

Peter’s commercial and ‘lived’ experience means he completely understands how employee health and wellbeing should be supported in the workplace. His training combines both theoretical and lived experience to bring the courses to life and in doing so enables delegates to see things from the perspective of someone who has had direct experience of mental health diagnosis.

Peter’s ethos is if you look after the workforce they will look after the business for you.