ArticleBMC public health2020
Mechanisms of change and participant outcomes in a Recovery Education Centre for individuals transitioning from homelessness: a qualitative evaluation.
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- State-of-the-art literature review of Recovery College evaluative studies between 2013-2024.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Understanding Recovery Colleges Through Partaker Narratives: Qualitative Diary-Interview Study.Journal of participatory medicine · 2026Article
- Role of peer-tutors with dementia in Recovery College dementia courses: an ethnographic account.The Gerontologist · 2026Article
- Personal recovery in mental health difficulties in people with experience of homelessness: qualitative systematic review.BJPsych open · 2025Review
- Recovery colleges as enablers of personal recovery: qualitative evaluation of the development of a recovery college in the Netherlands.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Philosophical analysis of the Recovery College learning model: characterization and connections to learning theories.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- The content of Recovery College courses in England: a 71 college document analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Navigating in a value-driven practice: a study of a Dutch Recovery College as a learning, social, and organizational space.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Clustering change patterns among learners of an online Recovery College in Quebec.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Operationalising the Recovery College model with people living with dementia: a realist review.Aging & mental health · 2024Review
- Vital Needs of Dutch Homeless Service Users: Responsiveness of Local Services in the Light of Health Equity.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Learner Experience of an Online Co-Learning Model to Support Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Using financial incentives to support service engagement of adults experiencing homelessness and mental illness: A qualitative analysis of key stakeholder perspectives.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2022Article
- Recovery Education for Adults Transitioning From Homelessness: A Longitudinal Outcome Evaluation.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- Engaging Adults Experiencing Homelessness in Recovery Education: A Qualitative Analysis of Individual and Program Level Enabling Factors.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundRecovery Education Centres (RECs) are increasingly implemented to support the process of recovery for individuals experiencing mental health challenges. However, the evidence on key REC mechanisms and outcomes, particularly for diverse subpopulations or service delivery contexts is scant. This study identified mechanisms and outcomes of an REC focused on adults with mental health challenges transitioning from homelessness.
methodsQualitative methods were used to explore in-depth the experiences of homeless and unstably housed participants experiencing mental health challenges in Toronto, Canada. Twenty service users participated in semi-structured interviews between July 2017 and June 2018, six to 14 months following REC enrollment. A realist informed interview guide explored participants' perspectives on key REC mechanisms and outcomes. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim and analyzed using inductive thematic analysis. Investigator triangulation and member checking processes enhanced analytical rigour.
resultsParticipants perceived that program participation supported the process of recovery through several mechanisms: a judgment-free environment; supportive relationships, mutuality and role modelling; deconstruction of self-stigma; and reclaiming of one's power. Participants described several outcomes at the personal, interpersonal and social levels, including improvements in health and well-being; self-esteem, confidence and identity; sense of empowerment, control and personal responsibility; as well as improvements in interpersonal skills, pro-social behaviours and ability to self-advocate; and increased goal development and future orientation.
conclusionsFindings suggest RECs can support the process of recovery among people transitioning from homelessness and can successfully support subpopulations experiencing mental health challenges and social disadvantage.
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