The Yapatjarrathati Project (meaning ‘to get well’ in Kalkadoon) is a groundbreaking culturally responsive healthcare model that tackles disadvantage in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. The initiative represents Australia’s first co-designed approach to onCountry screening, diagnosing, and supporting neurodevelopmentally vulnerable children. The Yapatjarrathati team included researchers, community elders, local health providers and clinical experts. It weaved Dreamtime storytelling and art into the healthcare journey so that families received evidence-based care locally, from a First Nations worldview. Over 700 children across NW QLD have commenced the Tracking Cube. Children were 4 times more likely to be identified as having a neurodevelopmental concern and 6 times more likely to be supported close to home. The success of the Tracking Cube has resulted in social, economic and cultural impact, hinging on academia and Indigenous communities/healthcare providers coming together. This presentation will share lessons learned from the five year journey of community engagement and co-design.