Emerging evidence in culture-centered practices

This section of SAMHSA’s Learning Centers provides examples of less-common approaches used to assess the effectiveness of culture-centered practices for underserved populations. The process of building evidence for complex field-driven practice, where culture is a key factor of influence, requires a different approach to evidence, one that typically excludes randomized controlled trials and relies instead on practices that are informed and guided by the social structures and cultural beliefs of the population of focus.