Corporate Overview
Youth for Tomorrow Foundation (YFT) is a behavioral health care
company in Texas that serves public agency children in need of residential services
in private contract care. YFT supports more than 8,500 children placed in Texas and
in other States. These children are served by more than 200 providers.
YFT offers third-party review services on behalf of children in private residential
care who are also in the conservatorship of various public agencies (i.e. Texas
Department of Family and Protective Services, Bexar County Juvenile Probation
Department). YFT authorizes initial treatment services and thereafter re-authorizes
services for children. In addition, YFT monitors providers contracting with public
agencies for compliance with a set of standards referred to as the Texas DFPS Service
System.
YFT is a private, non-profit corporation, 501(c)(3).
Behavioral Health Care Industry
The delivery of behavioral health care is shifting from
practice based on fee-for-service to managed care systems. With rising behavioral
health care costs, public and private payers are faced with the challenge to
balance the quality of care with the ability to fund services. In Texas, the
Legislature has taken a leadership position in funding a variety of pilot tests to
determine the various effective models for Texas citizens. It seems that some model
of managed behavioral health care will be a major strategy to achieve this critical
balance in Texas.
Managed Behavioral Health Care Services
YFT assists public agencies with children who may be
emotionally disturbed, mentally retarded, chemically dependent, medically fragile
or developmentally delayed, or involved in the juvenile justice system. In this
regard, YFT offers the following range of services to support the growth and
rehabilitation of children.
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Intake and Referral System
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Pre-Authorization of Services
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Concurrent Utilization Reviews
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Regular Provider Evaluations
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Report on the Bio-Demographic Characteristics of the Client Population
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Provider Performance as Measured by Cost per Case, Average Length of Stay,
and Percentage of Satisfactory Program Completions
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Education and Training Programs
Our Commitment to Children
YFT is committed to "placing children
first" by assisting public agency caseworkers to place children at the most
appropriate level of care and with the most effective provider. An important value
of our service is strong advocacy for public agency children who all too often have
a small voice.
Youth for Tomorrow
624 Six Flags Drive #126
Arlington, Texas 76011
(817) 633-1900
