More recently, there has been a shift within AI/AN research communities towards advocating strength-based approaches to research, i.e. studying resilience/protective factors rather than risk factors, with the aim of developing strength-based health programs, drawing on the positive basis of the existing family, tribal and community resources.69 This is particularly relevant for research with tribes with a high prevalence of AUD since these populations are more likely to be informative about genetic mechanisms of resilience.
