Events: Arizona - Phoenix - Scottsdale

Equality Health Foundation in collaboration with The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office (MCAO) will host a community forum conducted entirely in Spanish to raise awareness of the fentanyl and opioid crisis in South Phoenix. The forum will be held on February 6 at the Salvation Army Kroc Center.

The event will open with remarks from County Attorney Rachel Mitchell followed by an expert panel to include MCAO Prosecutor, Hermelinda Garcia, Terros Health Center Director, Ray Young, and community members Ronnie Morales and Martha Ayala. The panel will be moderated by Heidi Renpenning, News Anchor for Univision Arizona. Garcia will provide a criminal justice perspective, current fentanyl drug trends and insight into how the MCAO prosecutes drug related cases. Ronnie Morales, with his mother, Martha, will share their story about battling opioid addiction and a parent’s perspective. Young will provide insight into understanding substance abuse, the importance of mental health and why fentanyl is so addictive.