...Natascha Niekamp; Stephanie Hess; Matthew T.D. Knight Purpose This paper aims to explore the role of peer support and lived experience, central to the Recovery College model. Tutors commonly share personal experiences with mental health challenges to break down stigma around discussing mental...

... to investigate the potential of the recovery college (RC) model, integrated into a Canadian university’s health-care curriculum, to address these gaps. Design/methodology/approach Through qualitative group interviews with eight students and three faculty members and subsequent descriptive content analysis...

...Lacey M. Johnson; Kelly E. Elsegood; Francesca Browne Purpose This study aims to gauge the usefulness of a Recovery College relaxation course for both staff and service users within a secure mental health setting. Design/methodology/approach The course compromised of seven stand alone sessions...

...Ruby Whish; Catherine Huckle; Oliver Mason Purpose Recovery colleges have expanded over the last decade, providing educational courses and workshops on topics of mental health and well-being, co-delivered by peer workers and clinicians. This review aims to synthesise findings from the qualitative...

...Jennifer Oates; Rasiha Hassan; Sam Coster Purpose This paper aims to present a thematic analysis of student nurses’ experiences of an innovative collaboration between a mental health Recovery College and a nursing faculty, where Recovery College trainers’ expertise in co-production and peer...

...-effectiveness of the Recovery Academy. As participants were all enroled onto the Recovery Academy findings may not be generalisable to other Recovery Colleges. There is a need for more robust research such as a randomised controlled trial (RCT) to evaluate multiple Recovery Colleges and establish definitive...

...Rachael Collins; Tom Shakespeare; Lucy Firth Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide insights into the views and attitudes that psychiatrists have about recovery colleges (RCs). Design/methodology/approach Semi-structured interviews were conducted with ten psychiatrists from...

...Elisabeth Zabel; Grace Donegan; Kate Lawrence; Paul French Purpose – Recovery Colleges strive to assist individuals in their journey of recovery and help organisations to become more recovery focused. The evidence base surrounding Recovery Colleges is still in its infancy and further research...