A single study was identified that found a relationship between a family-oriented, substance-abuse prevention program and adolescents' school engagement. Abbey, Pilgrim, Hendrickson, and Buresh (2000) found that participation in a program aimed at reducing substance abuse by increasing teens' attachment to their school, peers, and families (the "Families in Action" program), was related to higher levels of school attachment. The findings from this study should be treated cautiously - participation in the program was voluntary, with those not volunteering to participate enrolled in the comparison group, resulting in differences in the treatment and comparison groups before the start of the program. Further, the sample of families participating in the program was small and the overall sample for the study was rather privileged (e.g., the majority of the parents had completed college). Yet, this study provides preliminary evidence that family-level intervention programs for the prevention of substance abuse can affect adolescents' levels of school engagement.