Research Participation: MCRI Translation Centre for Speech Disorders

The Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) Translation Centre for Speech Disorders is developing a new tool to help identify which children may need additional support with their language development. As part of this work, the MCRI research team is seeking input from:

• Parents of children aged 0–6 years
• Speech Pathologists
• Maternal Child Health and Education Workers who work with young children (0–4 years)

Participation involves completing an online survey, which takes approximately 20 minutes. You may save your progress and return to the survey at any time.

To participate, please follow the link relevant to your role:

• Parents: https://redcap.link/whotoreferparents
• Speech Pathologists: https://redcap.link/whotoreferslps
• Maternal Child Health and Education Workers: https://redcap.link/whotoreferesps

Once you enter the eligibility questions, you will be provided with full participant information, including the purpose of the project, details about how your information will be used, and the ethics approval for the study.

This project has been approved as a minimal‑risk study by The Royal Children’s Hospital Human Research Ethics Committee (ID: 5091).

If you would like to learn more, please contact the study lead, Loretta Gasparini, at loretta.gasparini@mcri.edu.au.

Thank you for considering this opportunity to contribute to research that supports early identification and intervention for young children.

On behalf of

Consumer and Community Involvement team
Murdoch Children's Research Institute
The Royal Children's Hospital, 50 Flemington Road
Parkville, Victoria 3052 Australia
 E consumer.involvement@mcri.edu.au

W https://www.mcri.edu.au/research/technology-and-enablers/cci-program