Community-Engaged Research Ethics Training (CERET): developing accessible and relevant research ethics training for community-based participatory research with people with lived and living experience using illicit drugs and harm reduction workers.

Abstract in brief

• The Community Engaged Research Ethics Training (CERET) was developed to provide accessible, relevant ethics training for community members, including people who use illicit drugs and harm reduction workers, involved in community-based participatory research (CBPR) in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.
• The training was created through a collaborative process involving academic and community experts, incorporating federal research ethics guidelines, ethical principles specific to community research, and real-life case examples to address the full spectrum of ethical issues faced in this context.
• Delivered over three workshops with twelve participants, CERET used discussion-based sessions focused on respect, concern for welfare, and justice, enabling bidirectional learning and capacity building among community members and researchers.]