THE HON PAUL FLETCHER MP Minister for Families and Social Services THE HON SARAH HENDERSON MP Assistant Minister for Social Services, Housing and Disability Services MEDIA RELEASE 17 March 2019 Government funds early intervention blueprint for children with disability or developmental delay The Liberal National Government has commissioned peak organisation Early Childhood Intervention Australia (ECIA) to deliver the first national early intervention blueprint for young children with disability or developmental delay. Minister for Families and Social Services, Paul Fletcher, said the market-focussed blueprint will chart a course to maximise the capabilities of frontline early intervention services to 2030. “Research shows that the right market support for children with disability or developmental delay generates the best longer-term social and economic outcomes for them, their parents and carers, the community and society,” Mr Fletcher said. “The right intervention can lead to a person with disability going on to a fuller, more engaged ...

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