Youth Empowerment Services (YES) Waiver
A Texas Medicaid program for children ages 3 through 18 with serious mental, emotional or behavioral needs, to help them stay at home.
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Youth Empowerment Services (YES) Waiver
How to start: Call your Local Mental Health Authority's YES inquiry line (find it by county with the official list) and ask to be added to the YES inquiry list. Only a parent, guardian or managing conservator can ask, unless the youth is legally emancipated.
What to ask: "My child has serious mental health needs and I'm worried about them having to live outside our home. Can you add them to the YES Waiver inquiry list and assess them?"
Last checked October 16, 2026
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A Texas Medicaid program for children ages 3 through 18 with serious mental, emotional or behavioral needs, to help them stay at home.
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- A Medicaid waiver that uses a team plan called Wraparound: a facilitator meets with your family weekly and a Child and Family Team meets monthly.
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