Started by our dedicated and visionary founding members back in 2020, the College of Lived Experience Recovery Organisations (CLERO) has grown into an impactful community & movement. 

Mission:
The aim is to develop a Recovery Strategy that is signed up to by key leadership figures and organisations from the (addiction) recovery sector in the UK. The focus will be on Lived Experience Recovery Organisations (LEROs), and has  the idea of active citizenship at its core. We want to build coherence, trust, credibility and consensus for recovery groups and communities based on a model that promotes an evidence-based approach predicated on Lived Experience. This model will have at its heart:

   A Human Rights framework
   Core values and principles based on Recovery Oriented Systems of Care (ROSC)

Underlying principles:
Principle 1: LEROs are Informed by a primary relationship with their community and act in response to the needs and aspirations of their community, recognising and employing the assets and competencies that already exist.
Principle 2: Everything done in and by a LERO is informed through co-production
Principle 3: LEROs are informed by a Human Rights-based approach, including the right to live healthy lives.

Values:
Community
Inclusivity & Equality
Honesty & Transparency
People Centred & Strengths Based
Promote & Champion Lived Experience

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