Disability Rights Arkansas

Centers for Youth and Families Little Rock

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Location: Little Rock, AR

Population Served: Youth ages 5-18

# of residents per unit: Up to 8 Residents per room: 1-3 Capacity: 82 beds (PRTF and residential)

Contact with family (Calls and visit schedule): Facility declined to provide specifics regarding call frequency or schedule

Restraint utilized? Yes Chemical Restraint utilized? Yes Seclusion utilized? No

Treatment Components

Clinical Director - LCSW

Therapists: Facility declined to identify, report number employed, or share credential status of any therapists.

Treatment modalities offered: Facility declined to identify any specific modalities available.

# of individual therapy sessions/week: Facility declined to provide a number or range.

# of group therapy sessions led by a licensed mental health professional/week: Facility declined to provide a number or range.

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PRLU or OLTC

Visit Compliance Report

  • Regs out of compliance –
    • R911.15.f – Observed clothing with drawstrings in room on South dorm. Corrected 4.26.21.
    • R911.6 – Ensure profanity written on wall is taken down and wall where paint is chipping is repaired. Ensure blinds leading to East, South, and North dorm in hallway is repaired; Blinds were broken with jagged edge. Due date 5.3.21.
    • R908.6 – Lock on drug cart unable to be secured at time of visit. Informed by nurse an order for a new drawer has been placed. Due date 5.10.21.

PRLU or OLTC

Notice of Incident

  • Sexual Activity and Lack of Supervision
    • Resident 2 had his penis exposed in the day area, when Resident 1 motioned him to come here” and appeared to open his mouth as his face went towards Resident 2s genitals. The pair later kissed. Staff suspended until retraining or termination is determined.
    • Child Abuse Hotline was called and accepted. Video footage was reviewed, and Specialist Breedlove determined there was inadequate supervision and cited the agency for that P907.2.

PRLU or OLTC

Notice of Incident

  •  Elopement
    • Resident stated he was angry because he was lied to, then got up and ran to the fence and climbed on top of the roof, running from side to side. After notifying other staff, resident could not be located. He was located an hour later and escorted back to facility.

Police Report

CAD Report, Information Report

Officers responded in reference to a runaway Juvenile report. Upon arrival, Staff stated that Juvenile tried to run from facility into the woods but Staff was able to get him back to the facility without incident.

Police Report

Information Report

Staff advised Officers that Juvenile became physically aggressive and punched her in the back of the head with a closed fist. Staff advised that Juvenile had pushed 2 other Staff members as well. Staff advised she was not injured but a report is required.

Police Report

Non Police Incident

Officers responded in reference to a 911 hang up and no answer on a call back. Officers made contact with Staff who advised the call was accidental and police assistance was not needed.

PRLU or OLTC

Notice of Incident

  • Resident Suicide Attempt
    • When staff went to check on resident in bathroom, resident slid a suicide note under the door. Staff opened door and found resident on floor with elastic from her underwear around her neck. Staff intervened to get elastic off her neck. Video was reviewed; Specialist reported that video didn’t show anything negligent on behalf of staff. Staff checked on resident after required amount of time.

PRLU or OLTC

Notice of Incident

  • Injury
    • Resident stated she didn’t feel well with a headache, then fainted by her bed. The nurse came and worked with resident. Resident fainted due to syncope; Hospital trying to determine the cause.

PRLU or OLTC

Notice of Incident

• Resident Suicide Attempt

    •  Peers informed staff resident was about to hurt herself. When staff went to the resident’s room, she was standing on her cubby and putting cloth around the door hinge. She then placed her head through the loop briefly before staff was able to get it away from her.

PRLU or OLTC

Notice of Incident

  • Resident Self-Harm
    • Resident wrapped mask strings tied together around her neck.
    • Video reviewed; All cloth masks were replaced with paper masks.

Police Report

Non Police Incident

Police stood by while MEMS transported Juvenile to Methodist Children’s Home.

Police Report

Non Police Incident

MEMS transported Juvenile to Rivendell Behavioral Clinic.

PRLU or OLTC

Visit Compliance Report

  • Regs out of compliance –
    • R907.2 – Ensure the safety and well-being of children at facility, surrounding circumstances during a time of hazards and risk (Line of Sight, Suicide Watch). Specialist viewed video footage of attempted suicide and noticed there was a period of time that
      elapsed while client was in the room alone and no one had checked to see what was happening or what she was doing.

PRLU or OLTC

Notice of Incident

  • Resident evaluated at ER after punching wall several times and being restrained. No breaks or fractures were diagnosed.

Police Report

Battery Third Degree

Staff stated Juvenile 1 slapped Juvenile 2 several times in the face. Staff stated they were currently in the process of contacting both parents and they have video of the incident.

Police Report

False or Unfounded Call

Officers made contact with multiple employees at the facility and it could not be determined where the 911 call originated from. No emergency; Police not needed.

PRLU or OLTC

Notice of Incident

  • Resident Suicide Attempt
  •  Regs out of compliance –
    • R907.2 – supervision based on period of time resident was in room without being checked on.

Police Report

CAD Report, Information Report

Staff stated they observed an elderly man walking around the business vans. Officers made contact with individual hiding behind the van. Individual advised that someone was following him and he was scared and not from this part of Little Rock. Officers stated Individual appeared to have a mental issue and was not speaking clearly. Officers advised Individual that he was no longer allowed at this location.

Police Report

Non Police Incident

Staff advised child at facility had called 911; Officers made contact with child and no further police action was needed.

Police Report

Non Police Incident

Staff advised the 911 hang up call was accidental and everything was okay.

Police Report

Non Police Incident

Staff advised a Resident at facility had been playing with the phones.

Police Report

Information Report

Officers responded to facility for report of an overdose; Staff advised Juvenile took about 8 pills of an unknown type and was not feeling well. Juvenile stated she was not trying to harm herself but trying to get high. MEMS transported Juvenile to Children’s Hospital.

Police Report

Non Police Incident

Officers were dispatched to a different burglary call instead of this call.

Police Report

False or Unfounded Call

Staff members advised there was no disturbance at location.