This Texas mental health program has a waitlist of 900 kids

This Texas mental health program has a waitlist of 900 kids


Nidia Chairez Heston, mother to YES Waiver participant Quin Heston, shares her experience as the parent of a child with special needs in her home in Austin, Texas on Jan. 27, 2025.

A lack of providers  

The foster care problem 

Funding request

YES Waiver Participant Quin Heston listens to his mother, Nidia Chairez Heston, discuss their experience with the program in their home in Austin, Texas on Jan. 27, 2025.


Correction, :

Correction: An earlier version of this article misstated the number of families waiting to be approved for a mental health service program at any given time. The number of people waiting each month peaked at 755 in 2022 and the monthly average of people waiting is 549.

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