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 Youth Empowerment Services (YES) Waiver Program

The Child & Family team works with children and youth at risk of out-of-home placement, using a family-centered, wraparound approach to create a personalized treatment plan. We work with the family to convene a team, which meets monthly, and may consist of family, friends, neighbors, professionals, and others who are important to the youth and family. 

This service model allows Child & Family to maintain our program goals to: 
  • Reduce out-of-home placements and decrease inpatient hospitalizations
  • Provide a more complete continuum of community-based services and supports
  • Ensure families have access to parent partners & support services
  • Prevent entry into the foster care system or relinquishment of parental custody

YES Waiver Services Include:
  • Respite
  • Community Living Supports
  • Family Supports
  • Transitional Services
  • Adaptive Aids & Supports
  • Minor Home Modifications
  • Non-Medical Transportation
  • Paraprofessional Services
  • Professional Services
  • Supportive Family-Based Alternatives
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​Services are provided in the following counties: Dallas, Ellis, Hunt, Kaufman, Navarro, and Rockwall. For eligibility for services, a child or adolescent should meet the following criteria:
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Child or adolescent must also have serious functional impairments that include:
  • risk of harm to self or others
  • disruptive/ aggressive behavior
  • poor school behavior

Youth must be eligible for Medicaid (parent income does not apply)

Enrollment

For more information or to request an evaluation please contact Child & Family Guidance Center ​at the following number:
YES Inquiry Line
(866) 501-6535
CRISIS: FOR LIFE-THREATENING EMERGENCIES, INCLUDING THREAT OR INJURY TO SELF OR OTHERS, CALL 911 IMMEDIATELY.

Administrative Offices

What our clients are saying ...

"Child & Family Guidance Center has given me life again.  After years of suffering from Major Depression and trying many different medications, Dr. Griffin has become more than just a psychiatrist.  I feel at home here.  - Sandy

"My son was struggling with grades, attention, and getting along with others.  We didn't know where else to turn and without insurance our options seemed limited.  Dr. Young gave us the time and attention necessary to understand our situation and prescribe the appropriate medications.  I have my son back.  - April

​​Contact Us

214.351.3490 
 1.866.695.3794

NTBHA Crisis Hotline
1.866.260.8000

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