For our mental health and psychological well-being in a pandemic period: Partnership for an online implementation of the Recovery College model

Google Translate: The current pandemic has a clear negative impact on the mental health and well-being of the population, in particular for health workers, on the front line and vulnerable clients. This project aims to evaluate the online adaptation of the training activities of the Health and Recovery Learning Center, Health and Recovery Learning Center French-speaking Canada, in response to the needs of the health community. These settings wish to support the mental health, psychological well-being and resilience of their workers and vulnerable clients (women, people with mental or chronic illness, people with disabilities, family caregivers) by allowing fast, free access. and online has co-learning trainings. Established initially in England, then in 22 countries, the Health and Recovery Learning Center puts forward a unique educational approach where anyone has access to training on well-being and mental health, taking back the power to act and recovery and better living together. The model is based on the sharing of knowledge and the proximity of learners from various backgrounds. By participating in the trainings, learners collectively equip themselves and reflect both on their own way of taking care of themselves as well as on their attitudes, behaviors and practices in matters of mental health. For the past two years, the Sante et Retablissement Learning Center has been funded and managed by a group of 12 partners from different sectors of activity (health and social services, education communities, citizen organizations, academics). Together, they set up the first French-speaking Health and Recovery Learning Center in Canada offering a range of training courses in different cities of Quebec (santeretablissement.com). To date, no training has been offered online and adapted to the needs of healthcare settings in the context of a pandemic.]