Data were gathered between February and July 1998 from 322 family night questionnaires completed at a midwestern facility, Chestnut Health Systems, that offered both residential and outpatient substance abuse services for adolescents between 12 and 18 years of age. Participant responses indicated increased satisfaction with the program was associated with increased participation and with perceptions that the presented material related to their respective family problems. As the level of perceived benefit from the program increased, participant confidence in dealing with a child's problems increased. Implications of the findings for increasing the efficacy of family night programs are considered. The study questionnaire is appended. 34 references and 1 figure