Reducing out-of-home placements and inpatient psychiatric treatment by all child-serving agencies;
Providing a more complete continuum of community-based services and supports;
Ensuring families have access to parent partners and other flexible non-traditional support services as identified in a family-centered planning process;
Preventing entry into the foster care system and relinquishment of parental custody; and improving the clinical and functional outcomes of children and adolescents.

To participate in the YES Waiver, the child or adolescent must meet the following criteria:

• Between 3-18 years of age
• Resides in Bastrop, Burnet, Caldwell, Fayette, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Lee or Williamson County in which YES Waiver services are available
• Resides in a non-institutional setting with the child’s or adolescent’s Legally Authorized Representative; or in the child’s or adolescent’s own home or apartment, if legally emancipated
• Has serious functional impairment or acute severe psychiatric symptoms as indicated by:
  • • Risk of Self-Harm
    • Disruptive or Aggressive Behavior
    • Lack of Family Resources
    • School Behavior
    • Current Psychiatric Diagnosis

There is a reasonable expectation that, without YES Waiver services, the child or adolescent would qualify for inpatient care.

Please call the phone number listed below to find out more about services in your area and to express interest in receiving YES Waiver Services.

844-309-6385