Members in the Netherlands

ENIK Recovery College

The organization operates on a local/regional scale. It has a broad network on a national level, with more than 600 members, all of whom are ex-users or users of psychiatry.

ENIK Recovery College is involved in the development of peer support and recovery oriented care on a local/regional and national level.

Objectives and aims

• A self-help peer support college program (in co creation) for personal development and growth
• Peer support environment
• Welcoming inspiring place with free access for everyone
• Stepping stone for social inclusion and citizenship
• Countering (self) stigma and social exclusion

Activities

Broad self-help peer support program

Retreat program

Social living

Lunch and diner room

Sources of funding

ENIK Recovery College receives direct (and indirect via Lister) funding from the local government.

Organisation structure

ENIK Recovery College is part of Lister (as a semi  independent peer run facility). Ton Verspoor is the manager and he has to account to the board of directors of Lister.

ENIK is peer run and build on the peer values. The organization tries to build and maintain a peer support environment based on reciprocity, equality, hope, meaning making, empowerment and using experiential knowledge. It is a co-creation between peer support workers and peers ((ex)-users of psychiatry/people with (past) addiction).

Manager and co-founder: Ton Verspoor

Co-founder and advisor of the Board of Directors of Lister : Martijn Kole

Full address: Vaartscherijnstraat 51 3523 TB Utrecht, Holland

Tel.:+31302891204/+31633644437 (cell phone)

E-mail: enik@lister.nl

Website: www.enikrecoverycollege.nl

Name and position of the person representing the organisation:

Martijn Kole, co-founder of ENIK, advisor of the Board of Directors of Lister

Cell phone: +31633644437

E-mail: martijnkole@lister.nl

Clientenbond regio Utrecht