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Possible models for a Recovery College
Rachel Perkins BA, MPhil (Clinical Psychology), PhD, OBE
Senior Consultant, UK Implementing Recovery through Organisational Change ProgrammeCo-editor Mental Health and Social Inclusion JournalMember of the UK Equality and Human Rights Commission Disability [email protected]
No single model - co-produced locally
• Local resources and possibilities
• Local geography
• Local interest and commitment
Possible players …
• Statutory mental health service• Primary care• NGOs• Consumer/Carer Run Organisations• Education providers• Library service• Other agencies in the community: debt advisory services, police,
employment services, housing providers, refugee/asylum seeker organisations …
Any other possibilities …
Leadership/partnership - in the UK many examples• Statutory health service with input from
other organisations and agencies
• Statutory mental health service lead in formal partnership– with mental health NGOs– organisations of consumers and carers– education providers– with library service
• NGO mental healthlead in formal partnership with– mental health NGOs– statutory services– education providers
• Education lead in formal partnership with – mental health NGOs– statutory services
• Consumer organisation led in partnership with – mental health NGOs– statutory services– education providers
• Consumer organisation
Pros and cons of each …
Organisation• One central college• Hub and spoke• Dispersed (lots of different locations with no hub)• Virtual
Location (s)• Hospital base - part of another area or separate building/area• Community mental health base• Education base• Mix of hub in one of the above and spokes in different locations
Pros and cons of each …
