Investigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on recovery colleges: multi-site qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

During the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health problems increased as access to mental health services reduced. Recovery colleges are recovery-focused adult education initiatives delivered by people with professional and lived mental health expertise. Designed to be collaborative and inclusive, they were uniquely positioned to support people experiencing mental health problems during the pandemic. There is limited research exploring the lasting impacts of the pandemic on recovery college operation and delivery to students.

Aims

To ascertain how the COVID-19 pandemic changed recovery college operation in England.

Method

We coproduced a qualitative interview study of recovery college managers across the UK. Academics and co-researchers with lived mental health ex

SUBMITTER: McPhilbin M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11363083 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature