The impact of Recovery Colleges on mental health staff, services and society.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Recovery Colleges are opening internationally. The evaluation focus has been on outcomes for Recovery College students who use mental health services. However, benefits may also arise for: staff who attend or co-deliver courses; the mental health and social care service hosting the Recovery College; and wider society. A theory-based change model characterising how Recovery Colleges impact at these higher levels is needed for formal evaluation of their impact, and to inform future Recovery College development. The aim of this study was to develop a stratified theory identifying candidate mechanisms of action and outcomes (impact) for Recovery Colleges at staff, services and societal levels.

Methods

Inductive thematic analysis of 44 publications identified in a systematis

SUBMITTER: Crowther A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6998922 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature