QRTP – Facility reported residents had ran away; officer took report over phone due to positive COVID-19 cases at facility; residents returned to facility while report was being made.
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Runaway
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Methodist Children’s Home operates multiple programs on a single campus. Police responses to this campus often do not identify the program they are responding to. All reports plausibly related to the PRTF or Qualified Residential Treatment Program/Group Home (QRTP) have been included here. Where we can be certain the response was to the QRTP it is noted.
Location: Little Rock, AR Population Served: Children and adolescents in need of out of home psychiatric care in a residential setting
# of residents per unit: 20 | Residents per room: 1 | Capacity: 40 |
Contact with family (Calls and visit schedule): Clients have regularly scheduled phone call opportunities. The number of actual calls depends on the clients wish to utilize these opportunities. In person visitation (assuming no quarantine precautions) is available every weekend and can be scheduled at other times as needed by the family or guardian.
Restraint utilized? Yes | Chemical Restraint utilized? Yes | Seclusion utilized? Yes |
Clinical Director: LCSW Therapists: 1 full-time therapist (LCSW)
Treatment modalities offered: Facility declined to identify any specific treatment modalities available
# of individual therapy sessions/week: Minimum 1 per week scheduled. May vary upon the treatment plan of the client.
# of group therapy sessions led by a licensed mental health professional/week: Minimum of 1 with 2 preferred.
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Runaway
QRTP – Facility reported residents had ran away; officer took report over phone due to positive COVID-19 cases at facility; residents returned to facility while report was being made.
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Disturbance
Reported to officers that residents were not taking their medicine or obeying the rules; residents suffering from COVID-19; officer advised to contact them if any altercations became physical.
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Disturbance, Theft of Property
Facility reporting ex-employee came to location unannounced after staff hung the phone up on him; ex-employee left location with keys to the facility and told staff he would “catch them outside.”
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Non Police Incident
Officers secured scene for MEMS to transport resident to the Hospital.
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Runaway
QRTP – Facility reported resident was outside with a stick and peers physically restrained resident when resident seemed like he would hit a window; resident broke free upon staff arrival and left facility; officers located resident at front gate upon arriving at facility; officers escorted resident back to facility without incident.
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Runaway
QRTP – Facility reported resident had ran away; while officers were taking report resident returned and stated he did not want to live at facility; staff requested MEMS take resident to Children’s Hospital for Mental Health eval; resident transported without incident.
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Criminal Mischief First Degree
QRTP – Facility reported resident broke four windows with a rock and brick; resident admitted to breaking windows.
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Assault Third Degree
Staff reported resident was banging his head and staff went to physically restrain resident; resident then tore staffs shirt and started hitting staff; no injuries noted; officers transported resident to Methodist Behavioral Hospital without incident.
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Battery Third Degree
DHS employee reporting that resident was charged at by peer after argument; on 5/14/2020 resident reported two peers “jumped” him; no injuries noted.
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Non Police Incident
Officers secured scene for MEMS to transport resident to Maumelle facility.
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Non Police Incident
Officers advised residents returned prior to arrival.
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Suspicious Person
QRTP – Officers advised of male running through area; facility reported male in area and requested officers on scene due to storage door found open; officers searched area with negative results.
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Information Report
QRTP – Officers responded to runaway report; upon arrival staff reported resident had already returned to facility; staff advised officers resident had a pick up order; officers transported resident to Methodist Behavioral Hospital without incident.
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Disturbance
QRTP – Facility reported three residents being disobedient and throwing apples around inside facility and in parking lot; situation was calm upon officers arrival.
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Information Report
QRTP – Facility reported two residents had runaway and returned; staff reported residents will not follow directions, are cursing and causing a disturbance; staff just wanted to document residents behavior.
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Battery Third Degree
QRTP – Staff reporting two residents were in verbal altercation that became physical; staff reported resident hit peer multiple times and slammed peer on the floor twice before staff intervention; officers noted slight swelling to peers ankle;
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Non Police Incident
Officers stood by to prevent disturbance while MEMS evaluated subject.
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Runaway
QRTP – Facility reported four residents had runaway; UALR PD located one resident and was returned to facility; staff advised officers that the other three residents returned an hour later; officers confirmed
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Battery Third Degree
QRTP – Staff reported three residents fighting, two residents were fighting against one; officers noted one resident had bruises on his face and arm and other resident had injuries to lip and eye; both refused medical.
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Terroristic Threatening First Degree
Staff reported residents mother being called multiple times by residents peer; peer spoke to mother and left voicemails stating he was going to beat up both of her sons and kill her; mother wants to proceed with charges; peer stated he did not make any threats.
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Runaway
QRTP – Facility reported two residents had runaway from the facility; staff informed officers residents could be at mothers house; officers searched the location with negative results; staff informed officers both residents had returned; officers confirmed.
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Runaway
QRTP – Facility reporting resident had runaway; when officer made broadcast of missing resident, officer was informed resident was in the 12th Street lobby; officer transported resident to facility without incident.
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Runaway
QRTP – Facility reported four residents had “stuffed their beds” and ran away; officers searched area with negative results; Staff reported they had picked up the four residents on 4/12/2020, they had been gone from approximately 0140 hours to 0202 hours ; officer confirmed residents returned.
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Runaway
QRTP – Facility reported two residents had runaway; staff stated resident stated he was going to get a cigarette and peer accompanied him; both juveniles entered as runaways.
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Runaway
QRTP – Facility reported that resident had runaway an hour prior to making the report; officers searched area with negative results; resident located at Valley Behavioral and will remain there.