Colin Bailey

Why Train With Us?

* Mental Health Professional of the Year *
The Corporate LiveWire Innovation and Excellence Awards, 2020

* Winner *
The London and South East England Prestige Awards, 2024

* The UK's Most Trusted in Mental Healthcare Services *
The Global Insight Business Awards, 2019

* Winner - Excellence in Mental Health Coaching *
The Corporate LiveWire Innovation and Excellence Awards, 2019

* International Wellness Facilitator - The Gross Global Happiness Summit *
The United Nations established University for Peace, Costa Rica - 2021 and 2022

* Featured Speaker - The Premier Annual Summit: Psychiatry & Mental Health *
Rome, Italy - 2022

* Seven Times UK Independent Life Coach of the Year *
The ACQ5 Global Awards, 2018 - 2024

Would you know how to support a friend, a family member or a colleague experiencing a mental health concern - or how to support your own wellbeing?

We all have mental health, just as we all have physical health...

Mental Health First Aid will teach you to listen, reassure and respond - even in moments of crisis. You will learn to recognise the warning signs of poor mental health, and will develop the skills to confidently approach and support someone - (potentially even preventing a crisis) - whilst keeping yourself safe.

Mental health education empowers people to care for themselves - (and for others) - through awareness and understanding. Our mission is to reduce the stigma, and to break down the barriers to the support that people may need to manage their symptoms; to empower individuals to thrive in learning, work and life.

Our accredited instructors are experienced in delivering MHFA England's MHFAider® certification, as well as the Mental Health First Aider (Youth) and the MHFA Refresher training. Our portfolio also includes MHFA England's Mental Health Skills for Managers, the MHFA Workplace Champion, MHFA Youth Champion and MHFA Higher Education Champion accredited certifications.

Our Instructors are Level 3 Qualified Mental Health First Aiders, (certified through the Royal Society for Public Health), ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) certified - and hold the Level 3 Qualification in Education and Training.

Proven Results

Colin has personally trained more than 1,400 individuals in Mental Health First Aid skills and techniques. In addition, our training has been seamlessly integrated into major organisations including The Premier League, Camelot, The NHS, The Pokémon Company, The Department for Transport, CapGemini, Omnicom Media Group, Elavon (Europe), The University of Roehampton and Learnquest - to name but a few...

Robust Evidence Base

Our courses all feature the robust evidence base and quality that is synomymous with MHFA International. MHFA International is a global movement currently being delivered in 29 countries around the world - with more than 6 million people having been trained in Mental Health First Aid skills and techniques.

Assured Quality

As the sole provider of the officially licensed Mental Health First Aid Instructor training in England, the rigorous MHFA Instructor Training Programme is accredited by the Royal Society for Public Health. Our trainers are also Level 3 Qualified Mental Health First Aiders, certified through the Royal Society for Public Health.

Meet The Team...

Our experienced instructors have completed the rigorous MHFA England instructor training - accredited by the Royal Society for Public Health; an assurance that our courses feature the robust evidence base and quality synonymous with MHFA England. Furthermore, our trainers are also Level 3 Qualified Mental Health First Aiders - as well as being ASIST (Aplied Suicide Intervention Skill Training) certified.

Chief Wellness Officer

"In a previous life", Colin dedicated the best part of 30 years to senior corporate leadership roles – embodying a definite work-life imbalance.

Colin has personally experienced how stress, anxiety and depression are interwoven with our health – both physically and mentally. (Something which was irrevocably reinforced when his father – a widely respected medical practitioner – died by suicide in September, 2014.)

A multi-award-winning Neurozone-certified MasterCoach, Colin is also a certified High Performance Master, supporting overwhelmed professionals with work-life balance, stress-reduction and resilience strategies.

Colin is certified in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Gestalt Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and is also an NLP Master Practitioner.

Colin - an MHFA England Associate Instructor - is the Mental Health First Aid Trainer for London's University of Roehampton and also partners with The Molly Rose Foundation in the hope of preventing young suicides - and empowering young adults to forge the best possible foundations for their futures.

People with severe mental health disorders have a 10–25 year reduction in life expectancy.

Approximately one in four people in The UK will experience a mental health problem each year.

More than one in seven people report experiencing mental health problems in the workplace.

Internationally Recognised Mental Health First Aid Training

What Our Delegates Are Saying:

Chris Stocking

Lecturer in interculturality | Researcher in philosophy of education

"I recently attended one of MHFA’s Mental Health First Aid courses where I had the distinct pleasure of being tutored by Colin. His approach to such a sensitive topic is wonderful – he’s insightful, passionate, and generous. But more notably, Colin mediates so much knowledge and information by drawing on experiences from his own life, and through this he truly conveys just how important it is to know about the issue of mental health so that we can both help ourselves and others. And he’s also a lot of fun, with a wonderful sense of humour!

Keep on educating, Colin. Your mission to spread awareness about mental health is inspiring, and the more people you can reach, the better for us all! Thank you again for your compassion, your openness, and your honesty."

Carol Lilley

Business Owner

"Colin is incredibly knowledgeable both personally and professionally in the area of mental health and I found the course highly useful, interesting and interactive. Colin is an extremely professional trainer, engaging in his manner, yet at the same time highly intuitive and empathetic.

I thoroughly enjoyed the course and highly recommend Colin as a trainer..."

Selected Delegate Feedback

(Anonymous Feedback on the MHFA England Portal)

"Colin was by far the best trainer I have ever had in any sort of training course. Highly knowledgeable and engaging he made the course easy to follow, informative and engaging.”

“Absolutely brilliant instructor and course content, highly recommend the MHFA training! Colin had a fantastic mix of being approachable, speaking from experience and inserting humour where appropriate. This made very heavy topics more manageable and 'enjoyable' to learn about. I would definitely take more of his courses... I cannot think of anything that would have made the experience even better…”

“Colin's delivery of this very difficult topic was profound and I found that what I learnt will also be beneficial to myself and friends and family. Many thanks for this overall fantastic experience!”

“Colin is an exceptional trainer; he brings energy, knowledge and great expertise as well as real life scenarios with reflection and insight too."

“Colin was brilliant at making the course engaging, and the personal side of it really shone through. He was an inspiration to everybody. I can't wait to share what I have learnt with peers and help increase awareness of mental ill health, and I now have more confidence in what to do if I see signs of suicide and/or poor mental health in others.”

“I have been involved with raising awareness and discussion about Mental Health for some years, yet I learned many new things in 2 days, and learned how to respond appropriately and effectively in a Mental Health crisis. I strongly recommend to anyone to take up the course, no matter their role or industry..”

“Colin delivered the sessions with great energy and great attention to detail. Each session was enjoyable and informative, and I felt well supported throughout the process. It is clear that Colin has thorough knowledge and additionally went above and beyond... I genuinely looked forward to each session and learning more about Mental Health and supporting others. I highly recommend Colin as an instructor and the course as a whole, and strongly believe the course will be beneficial to anyone who attends.”

Get in Touch...

Contact Us:
Mental Wealth | Resilient Minds UK
Balham
London
SW17 8JN
United Kingdom
Email:
[email protected]
Colin Bailey
(+44) 07931 248 744