Sunderland Recovery College
Fulwell Day Service, Fulwell Road, SR69QW
01915612276

Sunderland Recovery College offer a range of free recovery focused educational courses for people with mental health experiences, their family and friends.
Recovery is a personal journey, you may already have, or at least are developing, your own definition of what recovery means to you. We teach that there are five key principles of recovery.
- Hope, people who experience mental health difficulties get well, stay well and go on to meet their dreams and goals.
- Education, learning all you can about what you are experiencing so you can make decisions about all aspects of life.
- Support, receiving support from others and giving support will help you feel better and enhance quality of life.
- Personal Responsibility, it’s up to you, with assistance of others, to do what needs to be done to keep yourself well.
- Self-Advocacy, Reaching out so you can get what it is that you need, want and deserve to support your recovery.
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Recovery and wellbeing – We aim to enable students to maximise their wellbeing through accessing courses with a mental health recovery focus. We aim to help students to make informed choices regarding their recovery and to become experts in their own self-management. Some courses have a more social and skills-based focus, enabling recovery through the benefits of social interaction, achieving new skills and goals and focusing on lifestyle and cultural influencers of recovery.
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Co-production – Our courses are co-produced and delivered by someone who has lived experience of mental health in either a personal or caring capacity. In addition, our courses are produced by professionals within that field, ensuring that all the courses are providing accurate and current information.
Development of students – We aim to support students to reach their goals, increase their sense of achievement and fully recognise their potential. We encourage students to fully participate in the ‘journey’ that the college offers. We encourage students to become volunteers, assist in the provision or development of their own courses and/or help them with steps towards employment or wider education opportunities within the community.