Families In Action

Hosts Cary Quashen and Michael Dougherty offer helpful advice on how to deal with troubled teenagers and adolescents. Guest: Mary Chester, Child-Welfare Specialist at Hart School District  

Host Cary Quashen offers helpful advice on how to deal with troubled teenagers and adolescents. Guests: Alice and Tom Renolds Topic: Youth Grove

Host Cary Quashen offers helpful advice on how to deal with troubled teenagers and adolescents. Guests: Michele Krontz, La Mesa Junior High Principal; Janine Prado, Santa Clarita Recreation and Community Service Program Manager Topic: Teens Talk Drugs seminar on Wednesday, August 24

Host Cary Quashen offers helpful advice on how to deal with troubled teenagers and adolescents. Guest: Kathryn Barger Cary and Michael discuss the epidemic of homelessness in the Greater LA area on this week's Families in Action

Host Cary Quashen offers helpful advice on how to deal with troubled teenagers and adolescents.

Host Cary Quashen offers helpful advice on how to deal with troubled teenagers and adolescents. On this episode Cary and Mike discuss just how addictions can start, and how breaking our own personal contracts can lead to increasingly dangerous actions Topic: Drugs, Alcohol and College 

Host Cary Quashen offers helpful advice on how to deal with troubled teenagers and adolescents. On this episode Cary and Mike discuss just how addictions can start, and how breaking our own personal contracts can lead to increasingly dangerous actions Topic: Rehab Success Stories

Host Cary Quashen offers helpful advice on how to deal with troubled teenagers and adolescents. On this episode Cary and Mike discuss just how addictions can start, and how breaking our own personal contracts can lead to increasingly dangerous actions Topic: Interventions How do you come to a family member and say enough's enough? On this episode, Cary and Michael share personal stories of interventions (Cary has experience with hundreds) as well as their tips on the best way to go about it.

Host Cary Quashen offers helpful advice on how to deal with troubled teenagers and adolescents. On this episode Cary and Mike discuss just how addictions can start, and how breaking our own personal contracts can lead to increasingly dangerous actions

Host Cary Quashen offers helpful advice on how to deal with troubled teenagers and adolescents. On this episode Cary and Mike interview CHP Officer Greengard about teen drivers and the distraction that arise while on the road which lead to accidents that often turn fatal. Guests: CHP Officer Josh Greengard

Host Cary Quashen offers helpful advice on how to deal with troubled teenagers and adolescents. On this episode Cary and Mike interview two teenage ladies about their time at the Ranch and overcoming drinking and marijuana use. Guests: Olivia Edmundson and Sydney Overton

Host Cary Quashen offers helpful advice on how to deal withtroubled teenagers and adolescents. In this episode, Cary Quashen and Michael Dougherty tackle an important, but heavy topic: 100 Deadliest Days for Teens

Host Cary Quashen offers helpful advice on how to deal withtroubled teenagers and adolescents. In this episode, Cary Quashen and Michael Dougherty tackle an important, but heavy topic: sexual abuse. Dan Broyles is in-studio to highlight the sexual abuse conference taking place at NorthPark Community Church on Friday, June 10th.

Host Cary Quashen offers helpful advice on how to deal withtroubled teenagers and adolescents. In this episode, Cary Quashen and Michael Dougherty tackle an important, but difficult topic. Zee Dankworth from NAMI is on this episode giving listeners information on suicide prevention and the importance of reaching out.

Host Cary Quashen offers helpful advice on how to deal withtroubled teenagers and adolescents. In this episode, Cary Quashen and Michael Dougherty tackle an important, but difficult topic. Dan Broyles and Wendy McHaddad are here to discuss everything surrounding sexual abuse, specifically how to work through it and how to overcome the trauma. They highlight the upcoming event Sexual Abuse Conference at NorthPark Community Church on June 10.  

Host Cary Quashen offers helpful advice on how to deal withtroubled teenagers and adolescents. In this episode, Cary Quashen and Michael Dougherty contniue their discussion on Mental Health Month with Larry Schallert of the COC Health & Wellness Center.  The Shine A Light On Suicide event is Tuesday and Wednesday May 10-11 bringing awareness to the hardships college students face and the pressure to be successful among other things.

Host Cary Quashen offers helpful advice on how to deal withtroubled teenagers and adolescents. In this episode,Cary Quashen and Michael Dougherty discuss Mental HealthMonth (May) and invite guest, therapist Antonia Bouyer to sharetips on how to handle your mental health issues.

Cary Quashen offers helpful advice on how to deal with troubled teenagers and adolescents. In this episode, Cary Quashen and Michael Dougherty discuss the fact that April is Alcohol Awareness Month and invite guests on to the program to share personal stories of overcoming addiction. The guys are advocating for federal law to mandate a breathalyzer be installed in every car stock, an incredibly important tool for saving lives.

Host Cary Quashen offers helpful advice on how to deal with troubled teenagers and adolescents. In this episode, Cary Quashen and Michael Dougherty discuss April is Alcohol Awareness Month and invite guests on to the program to share their authentic, personal stories of their fights with addiction. We are advocating for federal law to mandate a breathalyzer be installed in every car stock, an incredibly important tool for saving lives.

Host Cary Quashen offers helpful advice on how to deal with troubled teenagers and adolescents. In this episode, Cary Quashen and Michael Dougherty discuss April is Alcohol Awareness Month and share many devastating statistics and facts from the Action File. They also advocate for federal law to mandate a breathalyzer be installed in every car stock, an incredibly important tool for saving lives.

Host Cary Quashen offers helpful advice on how to deal with troubled teenagers and adolescents. In this episode, Cary Quashen and Michael Dougherty discuss April is Alcohol Awareness Month and how quite frankly every month is alcohol awareness month. Mike and Cary share story after story of tragedy, young people losing their lives to addiction. Alcoholism is a chronic, progressive disease and can be fatal if not treated

Host Cary Quashen offers helpful advice on how to deal with troubled teenagers and adolescents. In this episode, Cary Quashen and Michael Dougherty discuss the detriment of addiction on the entire family with things such as enabling and codependency. In the final segment special guests from First Presbyterian Church of Newhall surprise Families in Action with a donation to the foundation.

Host Cary Quashen offers helpful advice on how to deal with troubled teenagers and adolescents. In this episode, Cary Quashen and Jerry Bruce are joined by MaryBeth Cichocki, a former registered nurse from Delaware and publisher of mothersheartbreak.com. Ms. Cichocki and the guys discuss negligence and over-prescription by medical professionals across the nation.

Host Cary Quashen offers helpful advice on how to deal with troubled teenagers and adolescents. In this episode Cary Quashen and Jerry Bruce had guests Karen Kropf of Positively Waiting to talk about Sex, Love And Relationships

Host Cary Quashen offers helpful advice on how to deal with troubled teenagers and adolescents. In this episode Cary Quashen and Jerry Bruce had guests Captain Johnson of the LA County Sheriff; Linda Davies, executive director of the SCV DVC; Shirley Miller, Santa Clarita Sheriff Dept public information officer to discuss Drug Intervention And Domestic Violence Prevention

Host Cary Quashen offers helpful advice on how to deal with troubled teenagers and adolescents. In this episode Cary Quashen and Michael Dougherty discuss New Year’s Resolutions.

Host Cary Quashen offers helpful advice on how to deal with troubled teenagers and adolescents. In this episode Cary Quashen and Michael Dougherty discuss New Year’s Action Recovery & Treatment.

Host Cary Quashen offers helpful advice on how to deal with troubled teenagers and adolescents. In this episode Cary Quashen and Michael Dougherty discuss Opioid and Alcohol Addiction.

Host Cary Quashen offers helpful advice on how to deal with troubled teenagers and adolescents. In this episode Cary Quashen and Michael Dougherty discuss Holiday Blues guest Larry Schallert, COC Mental Health & Wellness.

Host Cary Quashen offers helpful advice on how to deal with troubled teenagers and adolescents. In this episode Cary Quashen and Michael Dougherty discuss Holiday Grief – Compassionate Friends with guest Alice Reynolds & Diane Briones.

Host Cary Quashen offers helpful advice on how to deal with troubled teenagers and adolescents. In this episode Cary Quashen and Michael Dougherty discuss Prescription Drugs & Pain Management with guest Pam Geyer, Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital.

Host Cary Quashen offers helpful advice on how to deal with troubled teenagers and adolescents. In this episode Cary Quashen and Michael Dougherty discuss Thanksgiving and what Action Is Thankful For with callers.

Host Cary Quashen offers helpful advice on how to deal with troubled teenagers and adolescents. In this episode Cary Quashen and Michael Dougherty discuss Addiction And Advocacy Education with guest Stephanie Weis.

Host Cary Quashen offers helpful advice on how to deal with troubled teenagers and adolescents. In this episode Cary Quashen and Michael Dougherty discuss National Hospice and Palliative Care Month with guest Anne Front, MA, LMFT.

Host Cary Quashen offers helpful advice on how to deal with troubled teenagers and adolescents. In this episode Cary Quashen and Michael Dougherty discuss Parents’ Bill of Rights.

Host Cary Quashen offers helpful advice on how to deal with troubled teenagers and adolescents. In this episode Cary Quashen and Michael Dougherty discuss Domestic Violence with guests Linda Davies of SCV DVC.

Host Cary Quashen offers helpful advice on how to deal with troubled teenagers and adolescents. In this episode Cary Quashen and Michael Dougherty discuss Impaired Driving with guests Alice and Tom Reynolds.

Host Cary Quashen offers helpful advice on how to deal with troubled teenagers and adolescents. In this episode Cary welcomes guests Zee Dankworth of the National Alliance of Mental Illness, an organization that has been around for over 30 years, and it is the largest non-profit grassroots organization of its kind in the nation. 

Host Cary Quashen offers helpful advice on how to deal with troubled teenagers and adolescents. In this episode Cary Quashen and Michael Dougherty discuss Recovery Month with guests Stephanie Weiss.

Host Cary Quashen offers helpful advice on how to deal with troubled teenagers and adolescents. In this episode Cary Quashen and Michael Dougherty discuss Suicide Prevention with guest Larry Schallert, COC Student Health and Wellness.