Daniel Hayes, Holly Hunter-Brown, Elizabeth Camacho, Merly McPhilbin, Rachel A Elliott, Amy Ronaldson, Ioannis Bakolis, Julie Repper, Sara Meddings, Vicky Stergiopoulos, Lisa Brophy, Yuki Miyamoto, Stynke Castelein, Trude Gøril Klevan, Dan Elton, Jason Grant-Rowles, Yasuhiro Kotera, Claire Henderson, Mike Slade
BACKGROUND: Recovery colleges were developed in England to support the recovery of individuals who have mental health symptoms or mental illness. They have been founded in many countries but there has been little international research on recovery colleges and no studies investigating their staffing, fidelity, or costs. We aimed to characterise recovery colleges internationally, to understand organisational and student characteristics, fidelity, and budget. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, we identified all countries in which recovery colleges exist...
October 2023: Lancet Psychiatry