MindBeat Podcast

In this episode, Jennifer Baum and Diandra Kaufman, from Effective School Solutions’ clinical team, join Duncan and Laine to discuss the challenges students are facing today, how mental health challenges have changed, what makes a good partnership between a school district and mental health provider, and their advice for teachers and parents on how to identify mental health warning signs.

In this episode, Sharon Hoover, Ph.D., a licensed clinical psychologist and Professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and the Co-Director of the National Center for School Mental Health, joins Duncan and Laine to discuss the “state of the practice” of school-based mental health, the key components of a high functioning school-based mental health continuum, and the biggest barriers that prevent school systems from implementing high-quality mental health.

In this episode, Arne Duncan, former U.S. Secretary of Education for the Obama Administration and the leader of Chicago CRED, joins Duncan and Laine to discuss the gaps in school-based mental health services, sustainable funding for school districts’ mental health initiatives, and a look back at his tenure as the U.S. Secretary of Education from 2009-2015