What is YES Waiver?
- mariaalvaradomusic
- May 19
- 1 min read
The Youth Empowerment Services Waiver is a Medicaid program that serves children and adolescents ages 3-18 years old with mental, emotional, and behavioral challenges. YES Waiver provides intensive services through a strengths-based team model called Wraparound to promote a holistic and well-rounded care plan for your child's individualized needs.
YES Waiver services include:
Creative Arts and Specialized Therapies:
Music Therapy
Art Therapy
Animal-assisted therapy
Recreational therapy
Nutritional counseling
As well as other services like community living supports, family supports, respite services, and more.
To qualify for YES Waiver services your child must:
Be 3 through 18 years old
Have serious mental, emotional, and behavioral difficulties
Have a qualifying mental health diagnosis
Be at risk of being placed outside of the home due to mental health needs
Meet the criteria to be in a psychiatric hospital
Be eligible for Medicaid
Currently live in a home setting with a legal guardian or on their own if they are legally emancipated
If you feel you may qualify for YES Waiver services, click here to find your local mental or behavioral health authority YES waiver inquiry line
To find a full list of all that YES Waiver has to offer, visit their site here.
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