Bring recovery to young people: the development of a “discovery college” in Ireland

Bring recovery to young people: the development of a “discovery college” in Ireland Chloe Costello Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- Discovery Colleges are new, exciting innovations. The purpose of this paper is to describe the process of developing and implementing the first pilot of a Discovery College for young people in Ireland. This paper aims to assist in providing direction for future comparable projects. The author takes a narrative approach to highlight the rationale for introducing the Discovery College model into an Irish context and to outline the project phases and participant feedback. The pilot project is outlined and the key learnings are explained. Recovery Education is a growing model both nationally and internationally, and this pilot was an innovative project, the first of its kind to bring Recovery Education to a younger audience in Ireland. This paper aims to assist in providing direction for future comparable projects.
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