The mental health of students is important, and so is the overall physical health of our CCSD students, which is why the Family Support Center offers students free medical, dental, and eye care services.

(Cindy Flores) Any service, the idea is to remove any health barriers from our families so if we can avoid them missing multiple days of school by coming here and getting those medical needs taken care of, then that's kind of the goal of the center.

-Former teacher and now Family Support Center Director Cindy Flores knows firsthand why the services being offered at the UNLV Health Pediatric Family Support Center Clinic are so very important.

-I know what it was like to not have insurance, to be that kind of kid that only went to the dentist when your tooth hurt, but not regular visits.

So anything that we can do to have these services available for our families to prevent any health issues, it makes us all happy on the team.

-The clinic, located right next to CCSD's Family Support Center on Maryland Parkway and Oakey, offers its services free of charge to CCSD students, ages 3 to 21.

The only thing that they will not provide is, of course, anything that's considered an emergency, in which families, you know, are told to call 911, go to your local hospital.

Other than that, sick visits, they can, you know, your child has a stomach ache, a headache, or maybe your child needs a sports physical or vaccines for school.

And the fact that we can have a full-blown clinic here with a lab and everything just allows us to provide the services that we know our families were asking for.

And whatever services they don't offer there, we try to provide them in a different way through other partnerships that we have.

-One of those partnerships is with the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile, which makes a stop at the Family Support Center once a month offering free dental services.

-So they can help with cavities, just general x-rays, cleanings.

Orthodontics is one of the only things that they won't do.

But anything that you can do when you go to see your typical dentist, whether it's an issue that you're already having or just preventative care, they can take care of.

-Healthy smiles and healthy eyes thanks to a partnership with Eye Care 4 Kids.

-They do offer services for adults as well.

So for adults, there is a $50 fee; but for students, it is free of cost.

So they will do the actual exam on site, and then they will provide a pair of glasses.

So the families will do the exam, and they will receive a phone call letting them know when they can pick up the glasses.

Everything that we offer here is free of charge for our CCSD students, so there's never a reason for a family to feel they can't come.

It is open to any CCSD family.

-You do have to make an appointment to receive these medical services.

For more information, head to familysc.ccsd.net.

A reminder that all CCSD students also have access to an online doctor through Hazel Health.

This is thanks to a partnership with the school district.

It is free for all students with or without insurance.