Recovery School Reference

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What is the source of the data included on this website?

I have new or revised information about a school included on this site. How can I help keep the site current and accurate?

Why is a school not included here?

How do you decide what information to include about a school, especially a school that has been open for several years and has evolved over time?

What is the source of the data included on this website?

The data comes from several sources, including information forms completed by the schools themselves, school websites, journalistic sources (i.e., newspapers, radio, television, etc.), the Systematic Evaluation of Adolescent Recovery Services school survey, research studies, and personal communication.

I have new or revised information about a school included on this site. How can I help keep the site current and accurate?

With no central depository of recovery high school information, we rely on people like you to have the most accurate data as possible. Please email Dr. Finch directly at andrew.j.finch@vanderbilt.edu with any information you may have.

Why is a school not included here?

This in an iterative resource, and only schools that we have been able to confirm as a recovery high school are included on the list. The Association of Recovery Schools has developed a process for determining whether a school is an actual recovery high school. If you believe a school is missing, please contact Dr. Finch at andrew.j.finch@vanderbilt.edu. Similarly, we may have included a school on the list that upon further investigation was not actually a recovery high school. In that case, the school may be removed from the list.

How do you decide what information to include about a school, especially a school that has been open for several years and has evolved over time?

Based on the variability of data available, we do not have the same information for each school. To the extent the evolution can be describe succinctly, it is included here. If a general description suffices, that is what is listed. This resource is not intended to provide an exhaustive description of schools, but rather an accurate overview of the program.