For school districts
Staff certification & peer leader program
A structured, NH DOE-aligned peer recovery program that your district implements and owns. MLADC clinical oversight throughout. No ongoing external dependency after certification.
For parents & families
Real-time guidance when something feels off
You don't have to figure it out alone. Practical support to help you understand what's happening with your teenager — and what to do next.
For school counselors & administrators
On-call clinical support
Substance use assessment, 42 CFR Part 2 compliance guidance, and incident consultation — available to any NH school, no program enrollment required.
Currently implemented in New Hampshire
Dover School District · Somersworth School District · Moultonborough School District
How it works — and what it isn't
Students are more likely to confide in a peer than an adult. That's not a problem to fix — it's a mechanism to work with.
The Live Free Adolescent Recovery School Based Peer Recovery Model™ structures that peer influence within a supervised, clinically-backed framework. Peer leaders are trained student connectors — not counselors, not therapists. Adults stay in charge. Districts build the capacity internally and own it.
Not therapy
Not treatment
A supervised, policy-aligned
leadership model
This model does not add clinical infrastructure to your district. It strengthens what you already have — existing counselors, SAP coordinators, and student services staff — by giving them a structured, supervised peer leadership framework and the clinical backing to run it safely.
Peer influence is happening in your school whether you structure it or not. The question is whether you design it intentionally — with supervision and safeguards.
Grant funding available
Your district may already have funding for this program.
The Promising Futures for NH grant funds exactly what Live Free delivers.
Promising Futures for NH is a state grant program funded jointly by the NH Department of Education and NH DHHS Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Services. It provides up to $25,000 per district annually to implement substance misuse prevention strategies aligned with the NH MTSS-B framework.
The grant is issued directly to your district — not to outside providers. Your district applies. Live Free is the program your application describes.
$25,000
per district, per year
NH DOE
+ NH DHHS BDAS
jointly funded
Late summer
RFA opens annually