Association of Recovery Schools (ARS)

06/05/2026

Great things continue to happen in Minneapolis.

Congratulations to our graduates!! 🎓

Yesterday at graduation, we celebrated perseverance. Growth. Hard conversations. Fresh starts. Days that felt impossible and the courage our students had to show up anyways.

To the Class of 2026: we are incredibly proud of all you've accomplished, both inside and outside the classroom. Your resilience, determination, and commitment to your future have brought you to this moment.

As you take your next steps, know that you'll always be part of the PEASE family.

We can't wait to see where your journey takes you next. We are so proud.

05/30/2026

It is really easy to register and it’s free to do so.

✨ When our community comes together for our youth, recovery grows stronger!

🗓️ June 4, 2026 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST
🎤 Presenters: Sharon Dursin Martin, Silas Nelson, Dontae Mathis
👉🏾 Reserve your Spot: www.CARSRecovery.org/Events

Join us for a powerful, interactive panel where administrators, educators, and recovery leaders unite to share real-world best practices for recovery high schools from our learning communities. Together, we’ll explore what’s working, uncover shared themes, and learn from our differences—all to help shape the Tiered Models of Support Toolkit and drive recovery forward in every community we serve.

This is more than a session—it’s a chance to collaborate, amplify youth lived experience, and strengthen recovery support in schools together. 👉 Sign up today and be part of the movement.

Association of Recovery Schools (ARS)

05/29/2026

P.E.A.S.E. Academy Director, Michael Durchslag, became inspired to find a way to bring animal assisted interactions to his students after hearing other programs share about their partnerships at last year's ARS Conference. Being able to network with leaders and innovators from across the country is how all of us build stronger, more meaningful programs for the youth we serve.

05/28/2026

What an amazing lineup we have for Denver!

05/14/2026

Our Board Chair rocking his brand new ARS SnapBack. It’s always fun to wear ARS gear, especially at conferences. To buy your apparel visit: https://fullcourtcustomapparel.chipply.com/ars/?action=viewall

05/14/2026

From our friends at Faces & Voices of Recovery: Young adults and peers with lived experience in the criminal legal system to help design a new program focused on mental health, substance use, and overdose prevention.

This project, called e-ConnectYA, will be offered through a national job training program and is designed to connect young adults to support in ways that feel relevant and useful.

Over the next five years, we’ll test it at six sites across the country to see if it helps young adults access treatment, find and keep jobs, and successfully transition back into their communities after detention. We’ll also learn how to make the program work well and expand it to other places.

We are starting a Community Advisory Board to help create e-ConnectYA. The Board will be made up of young adults ages 18–29 who have had past substance use issues and criminal legal system involvement. The Board will also include peers (ages 18+) who currently work with young adults with these experiences. If either of these apply to you—or both—we encourage you to consider joining!

As a member, you’ll:

· Join 8 virtual meetings in the first year (each meeting about 2 hours long)

Join 2 virtual meetings each year after (Years 2-5) (each meeting about 2 hours long)

· Provide feedback on materials between meetings

· Be compensated for your time ($50 per hour)

Your experiences and perspectives will directly shape how this program works.

05/13/2026

There are AMAZING things that happen in North Carolina because of Mary. We are so grateful that you are a part of the ARS Board of Directors.

05/07/2026

Register. It’s Free!

🌱 Awareness matters, especially for youth in recovery.

🗓️ May 12, 2026 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST
🎤 Presenters: Dr. Andy Finch, Peabody College, Morgan Thompson, and Rachelle Gardner
👉🏾 Reserve your Spot: www.CARSRecovery.org/Events

Recovery high schools and adolescent recovery support services improve engagement and long-term outcomes, yet many families, schools, and communities don’t know if they exist or how to access them. This webinar supports the Association of Recovery Schools (ARS)’s broader effort to increase awareness through outreach, shared resources, and connection. 💚🎓

05/07/2026

We cannot think of a better keynote speaker for the first day of the conference. Not only is Andrew a dynamic speaker, but he is a direct product of what each of the 3 sister organizations support. He was a member of an APG, a graduate of a recovery high school, and was a part of a collegiate recovery program. His experience in all 3 has lead him back to Houston’s longest running recovery high school to serve as their Clinical Director. If you haven’t registered already, being able to catch Andrew share and inspire is definitely a reason to. See you all in Denver.