Community learning mental health research project

A report from an Ipsos UK project for the Department for Education to understand how adult and community learning courses can help people manage and recover from mild to moderate mental health problems, such as anxiety and depression.

The Community Learning Mental Health (CLMH) research project aimed to identify the potential for adult and community learning courses to help people develop the tools, strategies and resilience to manage, and aid recovery from, mild to moderate mental health problems, such as anxiety and depression. This project was designed to build on the existing evidence base supporting the impact of adult and community learning on mental health and wellbeing. Sixty-two research sites, run by adult learning providers across England were selected to develop and deliver short, part-time courses for adults experiencing mild to moderate mental health problems.