Table 1 Roles of various teams
Name | Role |
|---|---|
Community Advisory Circle (CAC) | Advises and determines how the MWS is conducted within each First Nation community. |
Participatory Action Research (PAR) Team | A group of community members who inform and implement the community-specific mental wellness strategy, based on the selected priority area. PAR Teams are largely comprised of community members who have lived experiences in the priority area. |
Local Research Team | Hired researchers that work with specific First Nations communities, most often members of the First Nations community where the research is taking place. A Field Coordinator is hired in each community and additional Research Assistants are hired to recruit participants, collect, and help analyze data in Phase 1. |
CAMH Research Team | Hired researchers that are involved in the overall MWS project, across all involved First Nations communities. |