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Digital recovery narrative interventions may help stimulate these recovery processes by providing access to hopeful lived-experience stories.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Objective<\/jats:title>\n This pilot feasibility randomized controlled trial evaluated the feasibility, acceptability, and exploratory outcome signals of STORY MINE, a novel digital intervention based on hopeful recovery narratives, to support personal recovery among adult service users receiving specialized mental health care at a Dutch psychiatric institute.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n Adult service users receiving outpatient specialized mental health care were recruited through clinician referral and self-enrollment. Participants (N=28) were randomized (1:1) to either intervention (STORY MINE access for 12 wk alongside care as usual) or control (care as usual only). Feasibility and acceptability were assessed via platform usage data, evaluation questions embedded within the intervention, and postintervention feedback. Quantitative outcomes were assessed at baseline and postintervention using validated self-report questionnaires on mental health confidence, hope, self-stigma, and personal recovery. Descriptive statistics and exploratory effect sizes with 95% CIs were calculated. Qualitative feedback was analyzed thematically to explore user experiences and perceived impact.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n All participants (N=28) completed self-report questionnaires, while 13 of 14 participants in the intervention group provided evaluation feedback. Feasibility and acceptability were rated positively (mean 7.7, SD 2.52). Engagement was low, with a mean of 2.77 (SD 1.49) active login days per participant over 12 weeks, with some participants reporting minor technical barriers to use. Participants reported mixed perceived recognition (identification with narratives) and relevance (perceived applicability), but qualitative findings indicated perceived benefits including increased meaning-making, inspiration, and connectedness to recovery narratives. Some reported STORY MINE contributed to their recovery process (eg, narratives provided practical tips and evoked meaning-making and more positive self-evaluation). However, mixed emotional responses were reported; one participant reported narratives triggered distressing memories. Exploratory analyses showed small negative effect sizes for mental health confidence (Cohen\n d<\/jats:italic>\n =\u22120.32, 95% CI \u22121.07 to 0.42), hope (Cohen\n d<\/jats:italic>\n =\u22120.45, 95% CI \u22121.20 to 0.30), and self-stigma (Cohen\n d<\/jats:italic>\n =\u22120.33, 95% CI \u22121.08 to 0.42), and a medium negative effect size for personal recovery (Cohen\n d<\/jats:italic>\n =\u22120.53, 95% CI \u22121.28 to 0.22). These effect estimates decreased after excluding 2 participants experiencing an acute mental health crisis during the study period.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n STORY MINE appears feasible and acceptable as a supplement to specialized mental health care, although low engagement and mixed emotional responses highlight the need for refinement, particularly to improve user engagement, emotional safety, perceived relevance, and accessibility of the intervention. Findings should be interpreted cautiously given the pilot design and small sample size. 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