For Parents
What if school could support your student’s recovery?
Your student can want sobriety and still struggle when the school day brings them back to the same pressure, patterns and people.
Recovery calls for something different: a school day built for sobriety, academic progress and a life with purpose.
That’s Vivo. Free for students, with transportation provided, so families can focus on the next right step.
A safer school day with recovery built in.
Vivo students learn in a substance-free environment with trained staff, peer accountability, recovery meetings and practical tools for hard days.
Recovery support runs through the school day with:
- Trauma-informed culture
- Daily student-led recovery meetings
- Peer support and accountability
- Specialized recovery support staff
- Collaboration with outside therapists and recovery organizations
- Individualized relapse recovery plans
Professional support gives students structure. Peer support helps them feel less alone. Together, they help recovery become part of daily life.
Graduation stays in reach.
Your student can keep working toward graduation while getting the recovery support they need.
At Vivo, recovery does not replace academics. Students work toward:
- A high school diploma
- Missouri graduation requirements
- Credit-building academic work
- Project-based learning connected to future goals
- College or career preparation
- Real-world skills they can use after high school
With recovery support built into the school day, students have more of what they need to keep showing up, keep learning and keep moving forward.
A peer group built around sobriety.
The right peer group matters, especially in recovery.
Vivo students learn alongside peers who understand sobriety and want to keep choosing it. Together, they build honest friendships, practice accountability and feel less alone in the work.
Peers practice recovery every day. They know the effort it takes, the honesty it asks for and the support that helps sobriety stick.
It’s still high school. With recovery built in.
Vivo gives students the parts of high school that make it feel like high school: classes, teachers, projects, friendships and ways to be part of the community.
Students help shape the activities, traditions and culture they want, while the school day supports sobriety.
Recovery high schools work. This one’s free.
Recovery high schools have supported students for more than 30 years, with stronger outcomes than traditional substance use disorder interventions.
Students in recovery high schools show:
- Higher graduation rates
- Lower dropout rates
- Fewer absences
- Greater likelihood of complete abstinence
Vivo brings that proven model to Missouri with:
- Free tuition for students
- Transportation provided
Come see what hope looks like.
When your student is in recovery, the next step can feel heavy. A visit can make it feel clearer.
See the school, meet the staff and picture a day with recovery support, strong academics and peers who understand the work.
You do not have to decide everything today. Start by seeing what’s possible.