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EP 36: The Emotional Brain in the Classroom – Exploring the Science of Learning

In this episode, Sarah Rose Cavanagh joins Duncan and Laine to discuss how K-12 educators can harness emotion to enhance student engagement, the connection between emotions and learning, and what “teacher burnout” really looks like and how school systems can better support teacher well-being.
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Duncan Young and Laine Whitaker

June 18, 2025

39 min

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Cortnee, Megan, & Jalen

EP 17: School-based Clinicians Weigh in on the Youth Mental Health Crisis

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EP 15: Supporting the Mental Health Needs of Early Learners

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EP 14: Summer Planning for Student Mental Health

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Mental health funding podcast discussing school-based mental health programs.
October 23, 2023
29 MIN

EP 18: School-Based Mental Health Programs and How to Fund Them

In this episode, Mark DiRocco, who spent eight years as the Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators, joins Duncan and Laine to discuss how to effectively address the challenges superintendents face when it comes to funding mental health services in school, best practices for funding school-based mental health services, and emerging trends and innovations superintendents could explore to better support the mental well-being of their students.
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Cortnee, Megan, & Jalen
September 25, 2023
29 MIN

EP 17: School-based Clinicians Weigh in on the Youth Mental Health Crisis

In this episode, Courtney Shuey, Megan Reynoso, and Jalen Washington from Effective School Solutions join Duncan and Laine to discuss the current state of mental health in schools, the impact of the pandemic on young people’s mental health, how to tell the difference between typical adolescent challenges and more serious concerns, and what makes them most optimistic about the new school year ahead.
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July 3, 2023
29 MIN

EP 16: Administrator Roundtable – The Year in Mental Health

In this episode, school district administrators James Tuohy, Ed Moran, and Anna Pulido join Duncan and Laine to discuss how the role of schools has changed relating to mental health, why and when school districts may choose to use an external partner to support the mental health continuum, and sustainable funding for mental health programs.
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