HSI NEWSLETTER SPRING 2021
Care solace - New resource in RCSD! Adding to the health and safety toolkit of the Redwood City School District (RCSD) community, a new platform is now available to staff, students, and parents connecting them to mental healthcare resources
Care Solace is offered at no cost to students, families, and staff during off-school hours. Care Solace is funded through the school district’s partnership with the Sequoia Healthcare District (SHD).
and providers. The Care Solace platform is a live 24/7 concierge meant to assist the RCSD community in finding local mental health related programs and counseling services both quickly and confidentially. The web-based platform provides guidance through processes related to insurance, provider availability, wait times and scheduling. The online platform asks
“We are proud to foster a culture that promotes the health, safety, and well-being of students, families, and staff. This partnership is part of the effort to continuously support this commitment.”
simple questions which help generate a list of resources matching needs of the user. Schools are still able to access school-based counseling for students during school hours. RCSD staff, families, and members of their household can call (888) 5150595 to speak with someone who can assist with resources, or visit www.caresolace.com/redwoodcsd
Celebrate School Nurse Day - May 12, 2021
RCSD Director of Health and Wellness Andrea Garen
Parent Education Forums
Happy School Nurse Day to the RCSD
In the past school year, we have continued our partnership
School Nurses! Thank you for your
with the Parent Venture and Sequoia Healthcare District by
commitment and dedication to our
presenting a number of parent education events via Zoom.
students and families!
Several of the events were presented entirely in Spanish, which was a new addition to this year’s program. Our parent
In RCSD, school nurses do the essential work of ensuring
education topics this year covered topics such as effective
that students are safe, healthy and ready to learn. While
discipline for parents, mental health and even vaccination
they may provide bandaids for scrapes on the playground
safety. If you missed these wonderful live RCSD events, you
they also serve the pivotal role of bridging health care and
can still view the video recordings linked below:
education that is critical to student achievement. School nurses serve as an essential health hub for students,
RCSD Parent Education Events - English with Spanish Translation
ensuring that students are ready for learning by managing
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complex chronic conditions; collecting public health
Learning
documents; promoting healthy behaviors; handling medical
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emergencies… and now, by assisting schools in navigating the needs of staff and students at school during the COVID19 pandemic.
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RCSD Parent Forums - Spanish
It’s so important that you don’t go unrecognized. We know
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that you are devoted to helping every child all day every
COVID-19
day. We are so grateful for your calm and reassuring presence on our campuses! Thank you again for all you do!
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