A man and a woman were killed, and an infant sustained major injuries, in a fatal crash Tuesday at 7:54 p.m in Acton, officials said Tuesday.
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‘Families In Action’ Celebrates 10 Years Of Drug Education On KHTS
Action Founder/CEO Cary Quashen reflects on popular series’ first decade, anticipates second; ‘Families in Action’ now heard on radio, seen on TV, streams YouTube, the KHTS app. Show getting ready to go mobile with the Action Experience. By Stephen K. Peeples KHTS-AM 1220’s “Families’ in Action” program hosted by Cary Quashen, founder/CEO of the Santa Clarita-based Action Family Counseling drug ...
Read More »Santa Clarita “Heroin Kills” Talk Aimed At Parents, Teens
Doctors from Henry Mayo, Santa Clarita Valley deputies and detectives and Action drug counselors will be on hand to discuss drug issues in the SCV, and what's being done about them
Read More »Action Drug Overdose Awareness Day Candlelight Vigil Packs The Zone
Dozens of Santa Clarita Valley Residents Gather to Mourn Local Teens and Young Adults Who Died of Drug Overdoses By Stephen K. Peeples A standing-room-only audience attended the second annual Action Drug Overdose Awareness Day Candlelight Vigil at the Action Family Zone in Santa Clarita Friday night. More than 110 Santa Clarita Valley residents gathered for two hours to remember ...
Read More »Second Action Drug Overdose Awareness Candlelight Vigil Lights Friday
Event Provides Santa Clarita Valley Residents a Time to Share in Mourning the Loss of Loved Ones to Drug Overdoses By Stephen K. Peeples The nonprofit Action Family Foundation will hold its second annual Action Overdose Awareness Day candlelight vigil Friday night, in remembrance of Santa Clarita Valley teens and young adults who have died of drug overdoses in recent ...
Read More »ACTION Family Zone Parents’ Seminar Spotlights Risky Teen Trends
Special Meeting Wednesday Night Shows How Stunts Like Car-Surfing, Condom-Snorting are Just as Dangerous as Drug Abuse By Stephen K. Peeples Fewer Santa Clarita Valley young people have died of drug overdoses so far this year compared to 2012, a very positive trend reported by KHTS News June 2. However, local parents, authorities, educators and addiction experts are now sounding ...
Read More »Sheriff’s J-Team, Action Family Zone To Hold Teen Issues Event
The Action Family Foundation is hosting the first of many educational meetings with the local sheriff’s juvenile team about teen issues in our community starting June 26.
Read More »Santa Clarita Heroin Deaths Down As ACTION Plans For Sober Summer
Monday’s ‘Families in ACTION’ Show on KHTS Focuses on Staying Sober During School Break By Stephen K. Peeples Deaths due to heroin and prescription drug overdoses in the Santa Clarita Valley have dropped by more than half in 2013 compared to 2012, according to SCV Sheriff’s Station authorities. Now that the school spring semester is over, Santa Clarita-based ACTION Family ...
Read More »Santa Clarita Mayor, Rehab Experts Blast Urban Outfitters Rx Products
Controversy Sparked by Drinking Glasses Designed to Look Like Prescription Pill Bottles By Stephen K. Peeples Santa Clarita Mayor Bob Kellar and drug and alcohol rehab expert Cary Quashen of Santa Clarita-based Action Family Counseling are adding their voices to a growing national outcry about retailer Urban Outfitters’ “Rx” line of drinking flasks, glasses and accessories designed to look like ...
Read More »Keep Your Teens Safe And Accountable This Summer, By Cary Quashen
Action Family Counseling offers activities for teens who often find themselves getting into trouble when left idle during the summer months
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