Investigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on recovery colleges: multi-site qualitative study.
Merly McPhilbinKaty StepanianCaroline YeoDaniel EltonDanielle DunnettHelen JenningsHolly Hunter-BrownJason Grant-RowlesJulie CooperKatherine BarrettMirza HamiePeter BatesRebecca McNaughtonSarah TrickettSimon BishopSimran TakhiStella LawrenceYasuhiro KoteraDaniel HayesLarry DavidsonAmy RonaldsonTesnime JebaraCerdic HallLisa Mary BrophyJessica JeppsSara MeddingsClaire HendersonMike SladeVanessa C LawrencePublished in: BJPsych open (2024)
The pandemic either led to or accelerated developments in recovery college operation, leading to a positioning of recovery colleges as a preventative service with wider accessibility to people with mental health problems, people under the care of forensic mental health services and mental healthcare staff. These benefits are strengthened by relationships with partner organisations and autonomy from statutory healthcare infrastructures.