More About 2nd Annual Free Community Mental Health Fair- Matthews
2nd Annual Free Community Mental Health Fair
📅 May 16, 2026, from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
🔷 Held at Matthews United Methodist Church in the Large Parking Lot (801 South Trade St., Matthews, NC 28105). Rain location inside the church in The Commons.
Come learn, connect and access free resources for yourself, your family and our community.
You’re invited to three inspiring hours filled with:
✨ FREE Interactive Workshops
✨ On-Site Mental Health Professionals
✨ Mental Health Screenings for Children & Adults
✨ Valuable Community Resources
✨ Free Gun Locks & Narcan
✨ Food Vendors & Great Connections
✏️ Workshops for Adults:
Horticultural Therapy at 9 AM
Soul Collage at 11 AM
✏️ Kids & Families:
Interactive drop-in space that focuses on simple emotional regulation skills for children, 9 AM to 12 PM
🔷 In addition to free community resources, vendors, workshops, and mental health screenings for children & adults, Narcan and gun locks will be available while supplies last.
🔷 In the United States, over half of suicide deaths involve a firearm, and tens of thousands of overdose deaths each year involve opioids. Narcan, a fast-acting, non-prescription nasal spray, can help reverse an opioid overdose, and gun locks add an important layer of protection during times of crisis, emotional distress, or when children are in the home.
We are proud to offer practical tools alongside education and connection because caring for mental health means supporting the whole community’s wellbeing and safety.
🔷 Event hosted by Matthews UMC Mental Health Ministry in Partnership with BlueCross BlueShield NC Healthy Blue.
📅 May 16, 2026, from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
🔷 Held at Matthews United Methodist Church in the Large Parking Lot (801 South Trade St., Matthews, NC 28105). Rain location inside the church in The Commons.
Come learn, connect and access free resources for yourself, your family and our community.
You’re invited to three inspiring hours filled with:
✨ FREE Interactive Workshops
✨ On-Site Mental Health Professionals
✨ Mental Health Screenings for Children & Adults
✨ Valuable Community Resources
✨ Free Gun Locks & Narcan
✨ Food Vendors & Great Connections
✏️ Workshops for Adults:
Horticultural Therapy at 9 AM
Soul Collage at 11 AM
✏️ Kids & Families:
Interactive drop-in space that focuses on simple emotional regulation skills for children, 9 AM to 12 PM
🔷 In addition to free community resources, vendors, workshops, and mental health screenings for children & adults, Narcan and gun locks will be available while supplies last.
🔷 In the United States, over half of suicide deaths involve a firearm, and tens of thousands of overdose deaths each year involve opioids. Narcan, a fast-acting, non-prescription nasal spray, can help reverse an opioid overdose, and gun locks add an important layer of protection during times of crisis, emotional distress, or when children are in the home.
We are proud to offer practical tools alongside education and connection because caring for mental health means supporting the whole community’s wellbeing and safety.
🔷 Event hosted by Matthews UMC Mental Health Ministry in Partnership with BlueCross BlueShield NC Healthy Blue.
Date & Time
May 16, 2026
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