Hi, my name's Nicole Stephenson. And I'm Natalia Rummell, and we're the project leads for C and C Child Development. The aim of the child development C and C project was to implement a nursing model of care into the child development service for families who are on the paediatric waiting list with behavioural concerns. These families are usually placed on a category 3 wait list which meant they were waiting up to 12 months for services from the paediatrician. The introduction of a C and C into the service has allowed these families to receive more timely intervention and care whilst they wait for paediatric review. The emphasis is to ensure these families and children receive access to care in a more appropriate timeframe, therefore allowing a more positive impact of the families in future health outcome. The amount of funding provided by the innovation fund was approximately $290,000 for the year. This allowed for a full time C and C, and a part time nurse manager for the project duration of 12 months. The biggest unexpected challenge was the impact of Covid-19. During the pandemic category-3 outpatients appointments were unable to be seen face to face and travel was ceased within the district. During this time, the project was currently travelling to two rural centres. The project had to quickly adapt and telephone consults and telehealth appointments were made available. This, however, affected uptake and engagement decreased during this time. So the project found that there's a gap in services for primary school aged children. Traditionally, child health looks after families from 0-5 years and child youth mental health supports families when a child's behaviour escalates to requiring psychiatric assessment. Therefore, the families that are in this gap have trouble finding support that they require. Through early intervention and supports to these families, it is projected that these families will not need crisis management if otherwise left untreated. The project demonstrated that a specialist nursing position can make a positive impact on paediatric white list management. This can be achieved through the nurse providing assessment and intervention, which can greatly impact the time for paediatric consultation. The complex nature of families highlighted the need for the service to provide trauma informed care. Creating a safe, supportive environment is essential in fostering positive relationships. Evaluations done at the end of the project show that a third of parents reported there was an improvement in their parental functioning. Around 17% of participants also reported that they had an improvement in their child's behaviour after seeing C and C. There's potential for growth within this role and we are thankful to EB10 innovation fund and Darling Down's Health for their continued support. I hope that you found this presentation from the Nursing and Midwifery showcase series informative. Please take the time to check out our projects at Highlight Nursing and Midwifery Excellence at Queensland Health.