Dave Higham holds one of the lived experience seats on the RR3 and is the Founder and CEO Of the Well Communities, establishing the CIC with his own funds. In the last five years, The Well has grown to become one of the leading providers of Lived Experience Recovery Organisations (LERO) in the UK. It has now broadened its reach, establishing communities in Cumbria & Lancashire.
Dave, a former Prolific and Priority Offender (PPO), spent over 25 years in addiction and experienced more time in prison than in the community. He achieved recovery in prison in 2005 and has been a champion of Lived Experience ever since. He and his colleagues setup the Community of Lived Experience Recovery Organisations, which has been instrumental in uniting and provided a voice for LEROs across the UK. Dave has also represented Lived Experience and Recovery at the United Nations and a world conference in Florida.