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.