The state of play on Thriving Kids – and the role of GPs

Thriving Kids may have been a federal initiative but state and territory governments are preparing to become a bigger part of the conversation.

Bilateral agreements with state and territory governments were the next step in progressing the program, but the Queensland state government is yet to sign off an agreement.

The program was first announced in August last year as a way to slow the ballooning cost of the NDIS and provide support to children under nine with mild to moderate support needs for developmental delay or autism

The start date for the program was pushed back by three...

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