Organisational variation in Recovery College implementation: 31-college qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

By 2021, we found that 88 Recovery Colleges were operating in England. Recovery Colleges adhere to shared principles including adult education and co-production, but are also heterogeneous, varying in the populations they serve, their sources of funding and access to resources. Previous research has not explored the organisational factors that influence the set-up of Recovery Colleges, nor the factors which facilitate or pose challenges to their sustainable operation.

Aims

To identify how Recovery Colleges vary in their operation and to ascertain how organisational factors facilitate or hinder the set-up, running and sustainability of English Recovery Colleges.

Method

Semi-structured interviews with 31 Recovery College managers across England were analysed

SUBMITTER: Takhi SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12835715 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature