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06 Sept 2025

Western Trust Recovery College launches autumn 2024 prospectus

Online courses are also now being offered which are pre-recorded and offers a wide range of courses to support mental health and wellbeing to complement the face to face courses

Western Trust Recovery College launches autumn 2024 prospectus

Bernadette Donaghy, Recovery College Lead Peer Coordinator; Roisin O’Hanlon, Acting Recovery College Coordinator and Yvonne Cairns, Recovery College Volunteer at the prospectus launch.

The Western Health and Social Care Trust’s (Western Trust) Recovery College has this week launched their new Autumn 2024 prospectus which details the wide range of courses relating to mental health and wellbeing available this term.

We are delighted to reach five areas of the Western Trust with our popular courses running in Derry, Limavady, Enniskillen, Omagh and Strabane. We now offer online courses which are pre-recorded and can be accessed at any time via mymentalhealthrecovery.com, this offers a wide range of courses to support mental health and wellbeing which complement our face to face courses.

Introducing the Autumn 2024 Recovery College prospectus, Roisin O’Hanlon Western Trust Acting Recovery College Coordinator said: “I would like to welcome everyone to our free mental health and wellbeing education courses and workshops. I am delighted to join the Recovery College team and take up the role of Co-ordinator at the start of this new term.

"I believe the College has an important role to play in the recovery and maintenance of our mental health and wellbeing and I am excited to be part of that!”

We look forward to starting this new term with the theme of connection. Fulfilling relationships can positively enhance our wellbeing and the College offers a safe place for you to meet new people, connect and learn.

Roisin added: “The Recovery College continues to offer mental health and wellbeing education and learning courses for everyone throughout the Western Trust area.  All our courses are co-produced and co-facilitated by people with lived experience and mental health professionals, which provides an understanding of mental health from a wider holistic angle.

"We continue to be grateful for the support, time, experience and knowledge that is given from our students, peer educators, volunteers and staff within the community and the Western Trust area who help make the Recovery College so meaningful. As we move into the new term, we look forward with the knowledge that the Recovery College offers hope to everyone who attends within the community.”

Roisin continued: “We have a full timetable of courses and workshops throughout the Western Trust area. Courses are open to all - those who use services and those who do not, people experiencing difficulties with their mental health whether diagnosed or otherwise, carers and supporters, students, health professionals - in fact anyone who is interested in supporting, improving or maintaining their wellbeing.

"Our staff and volunteers are looking forward to reconnecting with our past students, and welcoming new students beginning their journey with the College this term.”

The term commences week beginning 16th of September and registration for the courses is essential.  Anyone who would like to register or find out more information please contact the Recovery College Tel: 028 82252079 or email: recoverycollege@westerntrust.hscni.net .

The prospectus can be viewed online and the application form downloaded at: www.westerntrust.hscni.net

The online pre-recorded courses can be found on: www.mymentalhealthjourney.com

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