Health & Wellness
Parent Guidance
DCSD is excited to partner with the Cook Center for Human Connection and their website ParentGuidance.org. This is a mental health resource for parents and provides parents a trusted place to go for real answers, to find support and real help for their children.
This FREE resource offers parents access to licensed therapists delivering different courses for parents on topics like living with a child with depression, identifying anxiety, coping with grief and loss.
Mental Health Series Webinars & Ask a Therapist - Live Events
Mental Health Series: Webinars & Live Ask a Therapist Sessions
Discover tools and insights to support your family's mental health!
Webinars
📅 Monday–Thursday
🕓 4:00 PM PST & 6:00 PM PST
Ask a Therapist – LIVE
📅 Monthly at 5:00 PM PST
Review responses to Frequently Asked Questions submitted by parents or submit your own question for a live answer.
How to Register:
1️⃣ From the Calendar:
- Select an event on the calendar below.
- Highlight and copy the Zoom address.
- Paste the link into your browser to register.
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To stay up to date, you can also subscribe to the Google Calendar Here.
2️⃣ Directly on Parent Guidance:
- Visit Parent Guidance to view and register for events.
Parent Coaching
If you need additional parenting support, COACHING is a free, confidential resource we are providing parents. Please use this link to learn more about Parent Coaching. It will explain what coaching can do for you and includes short videos within the website that explain more about coaching.
If you feel coaching is the extra layer of support you are looking for, go directly to Parent Coaching and select "Register for Coaching" to get registered – it is a FREE service to families within our district. Your participation in Coaching is completely HIPAA compliant and confidential. Your personal information, participation, or concerns discussed will NOT be reported back to the school district.
More information about the coaching process:
Coaching for Parents
On-Demand Courses
Visit ParentGuidance.org, and click on “Courses” to select over 50 Free courses in the privacy of your own home.
Have Questions: Contact our District Representative at macy.cass@cookcenter.org
School Immunization Information
The goal of the Heath Service Nurse is to assist students, families, and staff with health care needs and the prevention of health related illness or injury that would impede the learning process. A healthy environment builds a healthy student and provides the optimal setting for learning and achieving one’s maximum potential.
School Immunizations, Sliding Scale Fee
Carson Valley Health is offering back-to-school immunizations at its Primary Care Minden and Topaz Ranch clinics. Sliding scale discounted fees and financial assistance are available through its Community Care Assistance Program.
"Great healthcare shouldn't break the bank, and it is our policy to provide essential services regardless of the patient's ability to pay," Shannon Alber, CVH's chief operating officer, said. "Sliding scale fees and discounted services are offered depending on the household's income and family size."
Primary Care | Minden Village - 775-782-1603 | 1649 Lucerne St. in Minden
Primary Care | Topaz Ranch - 775-783-3096 | 3919 Carter Dr. in Wellington
Health Resources
Respiratory Virus Guidance Snapshot
My Life is Worth Living
My Life is Worth Living™ is the first animated series that models the human connection shown to be protective against suicide. The series tells stories of characters who face some of the most difficult issues that young people deal with and shows their evolution in the key decision: that life is worth living.