Table 1.
Organisational and student characteristics (N = 31)
| Mean ± s.d. or n (%) |
|
|---|---|
| Length of time in operation (years) | 5.8 ± 2.5 |
| Location | |
| Urban | 8 (25.8) |
| Suburban | 4 (12.9) |
| Rural | – |
| Mixed | 19 (61.3) |
| Number of students per year (median, IQR) | 375 (155–960) |
| Who is the college for? | |
| Individuals with lived mental health experience, but not using secondary services | 23 (74.2) |
| Individuals using secondary mental health services | 30 (96.8) |
| Individuals using specialist mental health services | 30 (96.8) |
| Informal carers | 28 (90.3) |
| Mental health workers | 26 (83.9) |
| Other mental health staff | 26 (83.9) |
| General public | 19 (61.3) |
| Estimated proportion (%) of ethnic groups attending the college (n = 29) (mean ± s.d.) | |
| Asian/Asian British | 6.2 ± 6.3 |
| Black/Black British | 8.2 ± 11.1 |
| Mixed/Mixed British | 5.7 ± 6.6 |
| White/White British | 74.7 ± 21.8 |
| Other | 5.1 ± 5.2 |
| Main organisational affiliation (median, IQR) | |
| Statutory health service, e.g. NHS Trust | 24 (77.4) |
| Non-governmental organisation | 10 (32.3) |
| Local authority, e.g. council | 2 (6.4) |
| Independent | 2 (6.4) |
| Other health, e.g. private healthcare provider | – |
| Education provider, e.g. university or college | 1 (3.2) |
| Other | 1 (3.2) |
| Number of colleges reporting funding from: | |
| Clinical commissioning group | 12 (38.7) |
| NHS Trust | 19 (58.1) |
| Charity | 8 (25.8) |
| Self-funded | – |
| Independent | – |
| Other | 7 (22.6) |
| Recovery college cluster | |
| Cluster 1 (strengths oriented) | 22 (66.7) |
| Cluster 2 (community oriented) | 7 (21.2) |
| Cluster 3 (forensic) | 2 (6.1) |
IQR, interquartile range; NHS, National Health Service.