READYorNot™ CHD NEWSLETTER - Issue 3 / June 2022

Recruitment Contest

Now that recruitment has started, we’re excited to kick off a friendly recruitment contest! From June 15 to December 15, 2022, we will be keeping track of how many participants each site enrolls. Whichever site enrolls the highest number of participants in this 6-month period will win a Starbucks gift card for each team member, and of course, bragging rights. :)

The CHD App

As you know, over the past several months, the team has finalized the changes needed to the pre-existing Brain-Based Disabilities app from both a content and technical perspective to translate it into the CHD App.

We are glad to announce the MyREADY Transition^TM CHD App is ready and in production in two languages (English and French) for trial participants to use. The app can be found on the official stores:

If you are a member of the study team and are interested in trying the App, please contact Alicia or Daniella to receive an access code.

Acknowledgements:

• Our special thanks to Rocio Gutierrez Rojas, from the CHUM Ste. Justine team, for helping with the review and edits to the French version. It was quite a time-consuming contribution that will benefit the francophone population.

• Also, we are grateful to Youth Advisory Council members Athulya, Alyssa and Jaycee who dedicated their time and passion to record video testimonials for the App. Their videos are key to the content and were filmed remotely (with a home background) providing a natural and fresh viewpoint.

Youth Advisory Council (YAC)

The YAC will be meeting again in July 2022 to consult with the study team under the guidance of Brooke Allemang, PhD Candidate in the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Calgary. They will be discussing ongoing participant engagement with the study and with the app itself. YAC members will be compensated $25/hr of meeting time. Thank-you to our YAC members for their ongoing contributions to the study!