The Centre for Addiction Recovery Research (CARR) is led by Professor David Best.
CARR is the first European research centre to focus on addiction recovery.
The aim of the centre is to advance research in the area of recovery and recovery capital, using a range of innovative methods and collaborations to produce applied knowledge.
CARR will be a hub for local, national and international partnerships in the area of addiction recovery research and scholarship.
The strategic objectives of CARR are:
- To be the leading research centre in the area of addiction recovery in the UK and Europe.
- To advance science around recovery and recovery capital.
- To be the global leader in applied research in the area of recovery capital, building on the success of a number of established measurement tools.
- To increase the evidence-base and policy impact of research.
- To be a global leader in teaching and dissemination around recovery and recovery capital and to develop accessible and credible courses to build capacity in this area.
- To be the hub for a series of applied and academic partnerships that will build and promote the centre.
Prof. David Best
David Best has written a lot about the subjects of addiction treatment, recovery and about criminal justice, including eight books or edited collections, around 230 journal articles and 70 technical reports or book chapters. He is now working on developing a science of recovery capital.
Read David's blog "Cultivating Recovery Capital"The College of Lived Experience Recovery Organisations
The College of Lived Experience Recovery Organisations (CLERO) provides support and training which includes the opportunity for Lived Experience Recovery Organisations to develop expertise in Peer Research.
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