Community Education
Actively providing resources to local communities and education to all age groups.
Community education for a healthier, safer Arizona
Community Bridges empowers adults and youth with community education through preventive resources, training and workshops. Topics range from substance abuse, suicide and mental health, to other areas of behavioral health. Trained substance and suicide experts present in ways that meet and engage you and your community. As a result, our teams regularly work with schools, businesses, first responders and other members, equipping them with knowledge and tools to help save lives.
Community education supports health & wellness through awareness
Important issues covered include trauma-informed care, substance use disorder, mental health, opioid addiction, harm reduction, and suicide prevention. Through educational presentations and workshops, kids, parents, teachers, and other community members learn about these important topics and are better informed.
Bring preventive education to your community.
Presentations & Workshops
Trauma & Developmentally Informed De-escalation Strategies
This continuing education training equips counselors/social workers/marriage and family therapists with essential knowledge and practical tools to respond effectively to clients in emotional, cognitive, or behavioral crisis, through a developmental lens. Participants will explore foundational human development and learning theories—such as Erikson’s psychosocial stages, Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, and trauma-informed models—to understand how developmental processes influence crisis behavior. Grounded in developmental theory and Polyvagal-informed approaches, the program explores how emotional regulation capacities shift across age groups and how trauma, including developmental and end-of-life trauma, impacts behavioral expression. Participants will learn to apply situationally appropriate de-escalation techniques that prioritize safety, empathy, and connection, with a focus on effective communication and therapeutic boundary-setting. Practical tools, case studies, and neurobiological principles are integrated to support recovery, resilience, and long-term growth.
Date: April 13th, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM MST
Location: Virtual
To Register: bit.ly/4lEHz2b
CBI Employees must register for this course via Relias Training
Mesa Prevention Alliance Coalition Meeting
Join our MPA monthly meetings on April 15th from 9:30am – 10:30am.
Date: April 15th, 2026
Time: 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM MST
Location: Mesa, AZ
For More Information: Please email: communityeducation@cbridges.com
Be in the Know: Vaping
This presentation highlights the risks and harms associated with the use of e-cigarettes. Participants will gain knowledge and insight needed to support healthy decision making.
Date: April 15th, 2026
Time: 8:15 AM – 1:00 PM MST
Location: Mountain View High School
For More Information: Please email: communityeducation@cbridges.com
THIS EVENT IS NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Growing Confident Kids
This is an educational presentation focusing on the importance of healthy self-esteem in children and teenagers, to support their overall well-being and build lasting confidence and positive self-image. This training explores the way individual experiences can impact self-esteem of young people, identifies characteristics of young people with high or low self-esteem, and provides suggestions for talking with youth, and helping them to increase their confidence. The presentation also provides many different resources for community and national supports, as well as apps, journals, and activities designed specifically for youth and teens
Date: April 16th, 2026
Time: 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM MST
Location: Virtual through Zoom
For More Information: Please email: communityeducation@cbridges.com
Growing Confident Kids
This is an educational presentation focusing on the importance of healthy self-esteem in children and teenagers, to support their overall well-being and build lasting confidence and positive self-image. This training explores the way individual experiences can impact self-esteem of young people, identifies characteristics of young people with high or low self-esteem, and provides suggestions for talking with youth, and helping them to increase their confidence. The presentation also provides many different resources for community and national supports, as well as apps, journals, and activities designed specifically for youth and teens
Date: April 20th, 2026
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM MST
Location: Webster Elementary
For More Information: Please email: communityeducation@cbridges.com
THIS EVENT IS NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Teens in the Know: The Risk of Underage Drinking
The risk of underage drinking offers an in-depth look at the dangers of adolescent underage drinking. Participants will gain an understanding of the risky behavior associated with alcohol consumption, the health risks and the legal consequences of underage drinking. Participants will leave with strategies for resistance and have the opportunity to test fatal vision goggles to provide a realistic understanding of impairment.
Date: April 22nd, 2026
Time: 8:15 AM – 1:00 PM MST
Location: Westwood High School
For More Information: Please email: communityeducation@cbridges.com
THIS EVENT IS NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
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