Cartwheel Resources

Webinars

Everyone's Work: Building Educational Ecosystems Where Families, Schools, and Communities Drive Student Achievement

Key takeaways from discussion with NAFSCE, Springfield Public Schools (MA) and Cartwheel sharing research and real-world strategies for building authentic family-school partnerships that improve attendance, behavior, and academic achievement.

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Talking to Teens About Substance Use: What Parents Should Know

A recap of Cartwheel’s family webinar with Amy McCarthy Baluch, LICSW, Director of Social Work for Adolescent Substance Use and Addiction at Boston Children’s Hospital

Helping Kids Build Healthy Relationships With Food and Their Bodies

Eating disorder specialist Dana Sedlak shares early signs to watch for and simple ways families can support kids around food, body image, and school pressures.

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Beyond the School Walls: How Decatur Built a Family-Centered Virtual Mental Health Partnership

How one Illinois district grew from 13 referrals to 105 in less than a year — and what they learned about family engagement along the way.

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When Mental Health Becomes the Attendance Strategy: District Leaders on Implementation & Impact

Leaders from two New York school districts share how they expanded mental health access, built family trust, and started moving their attendance numbers.

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Three Barriers to Family Engagement — And How to Break Through Them

How districts can change the conversation with families about student mental health support

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Guides & Worksheets

Reframing Conversations with Families about Mental Health Support

A Guide for School Staff: Practical conversation approaches for navigating questions about student support.‍

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Guides & Worksheets

Winter Mental Health Strategy

A strategic guide for K-12 district superintendents and educational leaders on supporting student mental health.

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Guides & Worksheets

Caring Through the Holidays

To support caregivers with simple ways to support children’s emotional well-being and connection during this holiday season, we've designed a guide for District Leaders, Educators, Student Support teams and Families.

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