Events
MATFORCE is committed to bringing education and awareness about substance use issues to our community. Our calendar of events lists presentations and activities open to the community.
How to Help Others with Addiction & Mental Health Problems
Free virtual presentations focused on building healthier communities.
Register here: qrco.de/bfklFS
OR
Use the QR code
How to Help Others with Addiction & Mental Health Problems
Presented by David Pope
This presentation provides practical strategies for supporting individuals facing addiction and mental health challenges. Key helping principles such as active listening, accountability, spirituality, and setting boundaries will be covered. Topics include addiction, depression, anxiety, trauma, and shame, with essential do’s and don’ts for effective support. Attendees will gain the knowledge and confidence to help others while maintaining their own well-being.
Overdose Fatality Review Board | Annual Report
Join community leaders and key stakeholders as the Yavapai County Overdose Fatality Review Board announces the findings and recommendations from the 2024 Annual Report.
Visit qrco.de/bfzJq3 to register for this free, virtual
event or visit matforce.org for more information.
safeTALK - Make a connection
Humboldt Unified School District6901 E Panther Path86314 Map
6901 E Panther Path, Rm 122, Prescott Valley
RSVP: email info@matforceaz.org or
call (928) 708-0100
Cost: free, includes a safeTALK Participant Resource Kit
Suicide is preventable. Anyone can make a difference.
• Half-day training in suicide alertness skills
• Learn four basic steps to create a life-saving connection
• Widely used by professionals and the general public
safeTALK works
Studies show that participants gain confidence:
• Asking people about suicide directly
• Connecting them to life-saving resources
• Keeping them safe until those resources take over
What is Stress and How to Manage It in a Healthy Way
Free virtual presentations focused on building healthier communities.
Register here: qrco.de/bfulwu
OR
Use the QR code
What is Stress and How to Manage It in a Healthy Way
Presented by Tom Benson
Scientists and medical researchers have established beyond doubt that persistent stress can poison our overall health. This presentation provides evidence-based strategies to manage both day-to-day and chronic stress.
“The perceived level of psychological stress has risen dramatically across the globe due to a combination of events. The consequences of this broadscale increase in stress are only beginning to be appreciated, but evidence suggests that we are facing a second pandemic of mood and anxiety disorders.” - Huda Akil; Eric J. Nestler
Community Coach Training
8056 E Valley Rd, Prescott Valley, AZ 86314-8497, United States Map
Let's come together to help individuals return home successfully. Free registration is required: info@YavapaiReentryProject.org or (928) 925-4433.
Be a part of making your community a better place for everyone! Become a Community Coach today through our proven successful mentoring program. Volunteer coaches help build and
strengthen our communities while giving formerly incarcerated individuals the opportunity
• for community support
• to create hope for their future
• to restore and rebuild their lives
Receive free training to learn needed skills for working one-on-one in helping provide referrals, emotional support, and resources for former inmates. No experience, prior qualifications, or
education is needed. All that is needed is the desire to help!
From Inmate to Citizen
To register go to, qrco.de/bfgqzs or for more information contact
info@YavapaiReentryProject.org or (928) 925-4433 or go to yavapaireentryproject.org/events-news.
Do you have a loved one who is incarcerated? Incarceration affects the incarcerated individual and their loved ones after release.
Learn about:
~ Difficulties people experience transitioning from prison into the community
~ The different thinking and processing skills between someone who is incarcerated and someone who is not
~ Identify differences in prison culture and daily life
~ Increase awareness about generational trauma
~ Keys to successful reintegration
~ How to communicate with returning individuals
~ How we, as a community, can help individuals return home successfully
Registration is required to attend.
AZ Drug Summit 2025
Wild Horse Pass Resort and Spa
Change begins when we work together. The Arizona Drug Summit is Arizona’s opportunity for learning, networking, and creating partnerships that will change lives. We encourage you to join us and become part of the solution to reduce substance use disorders, overdoses and death in our state.
Visit AZDrugSummit.org for more information.
Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass
5594 W. Wild Horse Pass Blvd., Chandler, AZ
Community Coach Training
8056 E Valley Rd, Prescott Valley, AZ 86314-8497, United States Map
Let's come together to help individuals return home successfully. Free registration is required: info@YavapaiReentryProject.org or (928) 925-4433.
Be a part of making your community a better place for everyone! Become a Community Coach today through our proven successful mentoring program. Volunteer coaches help build and
strengthen our communities while giving formerly incarcerated individuals the opportunity
• for community support
• to create hope for their future
• to restore and rebuild their lives
Receive free training to learn needed skills for working one-on-one in helping provide referrals, emotional support, and resources for former inmates. No experience, prior qualifications, or
education is needed. All that is needed is the desire to help!
MATFORCE strives to work together to build healthier communities in Yavapai County and across Arizona.