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Table 3.

Characteristics of Recovery Colleges (n = 62) by cluster

Cluster interpretation	N	Main characteristics
Strengths-oriented Recovery Colleges	42	• Largely in mixed (urban and suburban and rural) settings • Almost exclusively affiliated with an NHS trust • Mainly available for any member of the public to attend • Mainly based on health/social care service buildings • Strengths focus is mainly explicit
Community-oriented Recovery Colleges	17	• Almost exclusively NOT affiliated with an NHS trust • Mainly available for any member of the public to attend • Always based in a community location • Strong focus on social connectedness
Forensic Recovery Colleges	3	• Largely male students • Specific focus on forensic populations • Only available to specific groups, not to any member of the public • Strengths focus is always implicit

Cluster interpretation

Main characteristics

Strengths-oriented Recovery Colleges

• Largely in mixed (urban and suburban and rural) settings

• Almost exclusively affiliated with an NHS trust

• Mainly available for any member of the public to attend

• Mainly based on health/social care service buildings

• Strengths focus is mainly explicit

Community-oriented Recovery Colleges

• Almost exclusively NOT affiliated with an NHS trust

• Mainly available for any member of the public to attend

• Always based in a community location

• Strong focus on social connectedness

Forensic Recovery Colleges

• Largely male students

• Specific focus on forensic populations

• Only available to specific groups, not to any member of the public

• Strengths focus is always implicit