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    Funded Mental Health First Aid Training Places

    MHFA-Funded-Training

    Please find the following information about a funded (free) Mental Health First Aid course (MHFA) that will be delivered in August and available to community sector partners. The course will be delivered digitally via Zoom, over a number of days. The course dates are the 13th, 14th, 20th & 21st August 2024 – 9.30am to 1.30pm each day If your or...

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    Help For Heroes: Veterans Moving Forward Course

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    Help for Heroes: Veterans Moving ForwardsThe Help for Heroes, Veterans Moving Forwards course has been designed by Veterans for Veterans. This course is suitable for all military Veterans, regardless of when or where they served. By the end of the course, students should understand the true impact of their military experience and be equipped with t...

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    Open Morning at The Good Shepherd, Wolverhampton

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    Come and join us for a Drop In Open Morning with the Recovery College on Friday 12th July between 10am-12:30pm. There will be a relaxed Information Session with our marketing team, outlining what a Recovery College is, what we do, our philosophy and the student journey. This is followed by one of our increasingly popular Taster Sessions lifted...

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    Open Morning at Quayside House, Sandwell

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    Come and join us for a Drop In Open Morning with the Recovery College on Friday 5th July between 10am-12:30pm!  There will be a relaxed Information Session with our marketing team, outlining what a Recovery College is, what we do, our philosophy and the student journey. This is followed by one of our increasingly popular Taster Sessions lead b...

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    Stepping into Work - RC Hub Highlights

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    Next in our RC Hub Highlights series is the category Stepping into Work.  The RC Hub is a mental health, recovery, health and wellbeing resource library, for people living in the Black Country. It is ever-growing with new activities, leaflets, videos and other tools to help you. Access the Recovery College Hub here: The RC Hub  You c...

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    We are hiring! Deadline Friday 28th June

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    Great news! We have several job positions available here at The Recovery College. The deadline is Friday 28th June. 3 x Facilitator Roles (Permanent, Full Time)1 x Facilitator Role (Permanent, Part Time)1 x Facilitator Role (12 Month Fixed Contract) Facilitator Role: The Black Country Recovery College are looking to recruit a number of Fa...

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    Come and Join Us at DY1 Community Centre!

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    Come and join us for a Drop In Open Afternoon with the Recovery College this Friday between 2-4pm. There will be a relaxed Information Session with our marketing team, outlining what a Recovery College is, what we do, our philosophy and the student journey. This is followed by one of our increasingly popular Taster Sessions lifted from our CHIME fr...

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    Watch our latest YouTube video...A Day in the Life Of Lisa!

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    The Recovery College are delighted to share our latest YouTube video! Next in our Day in the Life Of series, We interviewed one of our current students Lisa.   We asked her a series of questions about her journey here at the college. She discusses her initial thoughts about the college, her favourite course, and the CH...

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    Volunteering in My Community RC Hub Highlights

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    Are you interested in Volunteering in your community... you can find out how by looking at our RC Hub! The RC Hub is a mental health, recovery, health and wellbeing resource library, for people living in the Black Country. It is ever-growing with new activities, leaflets, videos and other tools to help you. Access the Recovery College Hub here...

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    Help For Heroes: Veterans Moving Forward Course

    Help For Heroes: Veterans Moving Forward Course

    Help for Heroes: Veterans Moving Forwards The Help for Heroes, Veterans Moving Forwards course has been designed by Veterans for Veterans. This course is suitable for all military Veterans, regardless of when or where they served. By the end of the course, students should understand the true impact of their military experience and be equipped ...

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    Accessing Social Activities in My Community RC Hub Highlights

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    The RC Hub is a mental health, recovery, health and wellbeing resource library, for people living in the Black Country. It is ever-growing with new activities, leaflets, videos and other tools to help you. Continuing in our Hub Highlights series, I'm going to show you an example of what you can find in the Accessing Social activities...

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    Loneliness Awareness Week

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    10th-16th June is Loneliness Awareness Week. The theme for 2024 is Random Acts of Connection, this theme is encouraging everyone to increase those simple, everyday moments of connection which help us feel happier and less lonely.   Loneliness is something that can affect every person at any point in their lifetime. Each exp...

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    We are hiring!! - The Recovery College

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    Great news! We have several job positions available!  Deadline for Learning Support Assistant Roles is Friday 21st June. We have extended the Facilitator Role deadline to Friday 28th June. 3 x Facilitator Roles (Permanent, Full Time)1 x Facilitator Role (Permanent, Part Time)1 x Facilitator Role (12 Month Fixed Contract)2 x Learning ...

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    Accessing help in my Community - RC Hub Highlights

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    Next in our RC Hub Highlights series, I'm going to show you three resources from our next category - Accessing Help in My Community. You can access all of our resources for free, download and save for later! Through this series we are shining a light on the amazing resources you can access on the Hub to help you on your recovery journey. ...

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    Darren's Volunteer Journey - National Volunteer Week 2024

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    For National Volunteer Week we want to express how grateful we are to our volunteers and how they contribute to The Recovery College. Darren is one of our volunteers, he has been with the college for a number of years, helping with co-production and as a volunteer co-facilitator. In April the marketing team sat down with Darren to di...

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    Louise's Volunteering Journey - National Volunteers Week 2024

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    Louise has been a volunteer for The Recovery College for a number of years and she wants to share her volunteering journey and perhaps inspire others to volunteer too! In this fantastic video for National Volunteer Week you can read Louise's journey, how she discovered The Recovery College, why she enjoys volunteering and how she would describ...

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    Donna's Story - National Volunteers Week

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    At The Recovery College, our Volunteers are an important part of the college. Earlier this year, we sat down with Donna to film a series of videos about her time at the college as a volunteer.  In our conversation with Donna we covered topics such as what she has learned as a volunteer, her previous volunteering experi...

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    National Volunteers Week, 2024

    Volunteers Week Celebration

    It's the 40th anniversary of Volunteers Week! We are celebrating the amazing contributions volunteers make to communities across the UK and most importantly for the Recovery College. The celebration starts on the first Monday in June every year. It's a chance to recognise, celebrate and thank the UK's incredible volunteers for all they co...

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    RC Hub Highlights: Learning about My Mental Illness

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    Continuing with our series about our RC Hub, the next category is Learning about my mental illness.  The Recovery College Hub (shortened to RC Hub) is a mental health, recovery, health and wellbeing resource library, for people living in the Black Country. Every resource that is uploaded to our hub has you in mind. If you have any resourc...

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    Gardening with The Recovery College

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    Our Gardening students are working very hard to transform our green spaces, have a look at the photos below to see the difference two sessions can make!  Did you know?...At each of our bases we have a garden patch that students can access. If you would like to learn more please get in touch. Call 0121 543 4061 or email info@therecoverycol...

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