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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
By Stephen Simpson

Nearly 900 Texas children are waitlisted for a mental health program billed as an alternative to foster care

YES Waiver Participant Quin Heston and his mother, Nidia Chairez Heston, stand outside their home in Austin on Jan. 27, 2025.
Quin Heston and his mother Nidia Chairez Heston, who were recipients of the YES Waiver, stand outside their home in Austin on Jan. 27, 2025. (Credit: Julia Zeddies for The Texas Tribune)

Nidia Heston always had a plan for her son Quin but nothing could have prepared her when her son’s school wouldn’t enroll him in the eighth grade until his mental health was thoroughly evaluated.

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