About Live Free
School-Based Peer Leadership
Live Free Adolescent Recovery was founded on the belief that prevention and early identification are most effective when they occur within the school community.
What began as one of the first school-based adolescent peer recovery support groups in New Hampshire has evolved into a structured, policy-aligned professional development model designed specifically for secondary schools.
Our work is grounded in real-world school implementation experience. Live Free has partnered with New Hampshire school districts to support peer programming, strengthen student services infrastructure, and reinforce safe referral and supervision standards.
Today, we provide NH DOE–aligned professional development and implementation support that helps districts:
• Strengthen Tier 1 and Tier 2 supports
• Establish supervised peer leadership frameworks
• Improve early identification pathways
• Reinforce appropriate boundaries and escalation protocols
• Reduce reactive burden on counseling and administrative staff
Our Experience
• Piloted the first school-based peer recovery group at Dover High School
• Worked with multiple New Hampshire school districts
• Collaborated with the UNH Institute on Disability to support school-based peer programming
• Presented at national, regional, and international conferences on adolescent peer support and recovery
This experience informs a model that is practical, structured, and aligned with school policy and safety standards.
OUR APPROACH
• School-based
• Structured and supervised
• Aligned with MTSS frameworks
• Focused on early identification and referral
• Designed to complement — not replace — existing student services
Our goal is not to add another initiative.
Our goal is to strengthen the systems already in place.
