How Family Engagement Can Support Student Mental Health and Well-Being 

On Tuesday, May 23, 2023, the U.S. Department of Education, Carnegie Corporation of New York, and Overdeck Family Foundation convened experts from the education field for a conversation about how family engagement can support student mental health and well-being. This webinar was the fourth in a six-part Family Engagement Learning Series, which provides education leaders and practitioners with family engagement resources and evidence-based strategies to support student success.
Moderator:
Saskia Levy Thompson
Program Director, New Designs to Advance Learning
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Speakers:
Eisha Buch
Director, Education Programs and Development
Common Sense Media
Pamela Cantor, M.D.
Founder and Senior Science Advisor
Turnaround for Children
Jennifer Charlot, Ed. L.D.
Partner
Transcend Education
Maftuna Khaydarova
Student Leader
PeerForward
Gary Z. Linnen
CEO
PeerForward
Katy Neas
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
U.S. Department of Education
Laura Ogando
Deputy Technology Director, Manhattan, DIIT
New York City Department of Education
Cynthia Robinson-Rivers
Partner, Transcend Education and
Founding Principal, Van Ness Elementary School, Washington, D.C.
Emily Weinstein, EdD
Principal Investigator at Project Zero
Harvard Graduate School of Education