Public Schools in the St. Louis region are not serving the needs of young people in recovery despite substance use disorder being the third-leading cause of death among U.S. teens (CDC, 2023).

It’s time for our educational institutions to step up and collaborate on creating a public recovery high school (RHS) —a proven model that reduces relapse rates to less than 30% and increases graduation rates to over 85% (Association of Recovery Schools, 2023). Significant funding and legislative support already exist to help launch a RHS in the St. Louis region.

Sign the petition today to show your support for recovery high schools and ask school districts to collaborate to start a public RHS in the STL region!

Note that you can close out of the window after you sign the petition, no donation is necessary. Donations made on the petition page go to ipetitions and not the organization working to open the RHS. If you would like to donate to support the opening of the St. Louis RHS, click HERE.