RECOLLECT 2, (Studies 1-3)
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Overarching title: Recovery Colleges Characterisation and Testing 2 (RECOLLECT 2): Exploring the impact of Recovery Colleges on Student Outcomes and factors which affect these (Studies 1-3) Study 1: Recovery Colleges Characterisation and Testing 2 (RECOLLECT 2): Exploring the impact of Recovery Colleges on student outcomes and service use Study 2: Recovery Colleges Characterisation and Testing 2 (RECOLLECT 2): Exploring the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of Recovery Colleges Study 3: Recovery Colleges Characterisation and Testing 2 (RECOLLECT 2): Understanding contextual and organisational factors influencing Recovery College fidelity, mechanisms of change, and student outcomes
IRAS ID
303212
Contact name
Mark Howells
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
3 years, 9 months, 30 days
Research summary
RECOLLECT stands for Recovery Colleges Characterisation and Testing. and is a programme of research investigating Recovery Colleges. Recovery Colleges are a new approach to supporting people living with mental health problems. They are collaborative, strengths-based, person-centred, inclusive (i.e., available to all) and community-focused. A Recovery College provides support to students (mainly mental health service users but also family members, staff and other stakeholders) through adult education rather than through clinical approaches. Our NIHR grant (reference 200605) aims to address how Recovery Colleges can provide the most benefit to people who use mental health services.
Following on from the original RECOLLECT work which began in 2017, RECOLLECT 2 is made up of three studies, each with a different design:
Study 1 is a prospective pre-post study of Recovery College fidelity and service user student outcomes and service use.
Study 2 is a prospective controlled study comparing outcomes and service use among newly registered Recovery College service user students with a matched service user control group.
Study 3 is a set of organisational case studies.REC name
North West - Greater Manchester West Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
22/NW/0091
Date of REC Opinion
16 May 2022
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion