RECOLLECT International Research Consortium (RIRC)
RECOLLECT International Research Consortium (RIRC) is an international research group advancing research and practice related to Recovery Colleges. The consortium grew out of an international survey of Recovery Colleges conducted by the RECOLLECT Study at the University of Nottingham, UK. Our aim is to maximise the positive impact of Recovery Colleges on mental health recovery of all people involved. The consortium is co-ordinated by Yasu Kotera.
We are a research consortium, conducting international and cross-cultural studies about Recovery Colleges. Our second aim is to support the development of a community of practice, by providing links (below) to people in each country where Recovery Colleges are established or being developed.
How can I find out more?
You can find information about our studies, along with findings from our England-wide RECOLLECT Study, on our findings page. If you have queries about RIRC, do not get a response from the country lead, or want to be the country lead for a country not already in the consortium, please contact us.
Country Leads
Country Country Lead
Australia Claire Harcla
Belgium Clara De Ruysscher
Bosnia and Herzegovina Ksenija Kadic
Brazil José Orsi
Bulgaria Michail Okoliyski
Canada Denise Silverstone
Simone Arbour
Vicky Stergiopoulos
Czech Republic / Czechia Vlasta Řezníková
Jana Pluharikova Pomajzlova
Denmark Charlotte Toernes
Estonia Dagmar Narusson
Finland Jonna Tolonen
France Aurélie Tinland
Germany Bernd Puschner
Ramona Hiltensperger
Hong Kong Samson Tse
Candice Powell
Hungary Zsuzsa Kondor
Ireland Michael Ryan
Italy Fabio Lucchi
Japan Yuki Miyamoto
Netherlands Stynke Castelein
New Zealand / Aotearoa Edith Moore
Norway Trude Gøril Klevan
Poland Mateusz Biernat
Katarzyna Parzuchowska
Portugal Marta Ferraz
Singapore Roger Tan Boon Meng
Spain Mar Garcia-Franco
Susana Ochoa
Sweden Ulrika Bejerholm
Switzerland Gianfranco Zuaboni
Thailand Chatdanai Sornchai
Uganda Richard Mpango
UK Yasu Kotera
USA Marianne Farkas
