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YES Waiver
Who is this for? Children in Texas, ages 3-18
What is it? The Youth Empowerment Services Waiver is a 1915(c) Medicaid program that helps children and youth with serious mental, emotional and behavioral difficulties. The YES Waiver provides intensive services delivered within a strengths-based team planning process called Wraparound. Wraparound builds on family and community support and utilizes YES services to help build your family’s natural support network and connection with your community. YES services are family-centered, coordinated and effective at preventing out-of-home placement and promoting lifelong independence and self-defined success.|
Where is it available? Throughout the State of Texas
HOW can people learn more? You can get more information at the YES WAIVER website.
rees-jones center for foster care excellence
Who is this for? Children who are currently or were previously in foster care and those who have had investigations or other services from child protective services. This includes children who have been adopted from foster care. Ages 0 to 18.
What is it? Services include:
– Primary medical care services, including wellness visits and same-day sick visits
– Care coordination with Children’s Health℠ and community specialists
– Individual and family psychotherapy, such as Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Parent-Child Interaction Therapy*
– Psychiatric consultation*
– Developmental assessment and developmental education for infants and toddlers
– Psychosocial support, education and advocacy
* Behavioral health services are only available to patients who receive medical care at our clinic and who have one of the insurance plans accepted by Children’s.
Where is it available? Foster Care Clinic Dallas
Children’s Health Specialty Center Dallas
2350 N Stemmons Fwy
Ste F2100
Dallas, TX 75207
Foster Care Clinic Plano
Children’s Health Specialty Center 1 Plano
7609 Preston Rd
Ste P2700
Plano, TX 75024
HOW can people learn more? You can get more information at the Rees-Jones Clinic website.
jewish family service of greater dallas
Who is this for? Children ages 0-18, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, or the ability to pay.
What is it? Jewish Family Service of Greater Dallas is a nonsectarian mental health and social services agency. Family services offers clinical, therapeutic services that address personal emotional crises for children and teens. This includes depression, anxiety, and mood disorders, difficulties adjusting to new or unexpected situations, conflicts in interpersonal relationships with parents, teachers, siblings, or peers, additional challenges faced by those with special needs, and/or the commonly shared challenges of growing up.
Where is it available? In the greater Dallas area
HOW can people learn more? You can get more information at the Jewish Family Service’s website.