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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.
Police Report
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.
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Disturbance
QRTP – Officers responded to disturbance at facility; staff informed officers two resident were in verbal altercation; residents denied any physical contact.
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Non Police Incident
Staff refused report just wanted officers to “yell at kids”; officers advised staff that is not their job.
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Terroristic Threatening Second Degree
QRTP – Staff reported resident requesting to get shoes and cloths out of the office, staff notified she only had the shoes, resident began threatening to beat staff up; staff locked herself in office and resident kicked in the door; no injuries noted.
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Fraudulent Use of Credit Card
QRTP – Resident reporting debit card stolen and noted $119.08 charges made on card; resident suspects roommate; officers to get a warrant.
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Battery Third Degree
Staff reported resident ran up to her in the hallway and punched her in the nose; officers observed blood of staff shirt; resident transported to Methodist Acute.
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Battery Third Degree
QRTP – Officers responding to assault at facility; resident1 stated resident2 kicked him in the face; resident2 stated resident1 punched him; officers advised residents stay in separate rooms.
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Non Police Incident
Officers stood by while MEMS secured resident from facility without incident.
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Assault Third Degree
Officers were contacted in regards to an assault at the facility; mother reported resident assaulted her daughter, by placing her hand around peers neck in attempt to choke her; staff stated peer instigated the altercation and the residents hands were on peers neck for a few seconds; officers noted no bruising at the time; mother wants to press charges due to resident being five years older and larger than peer. Mother stated she would be withdrawing juvenile from the facility ASAP.
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Disturbance
QRTP – Staff reported residents being loud and disruptive, trying to knock her phone out of her hand and taking papers out of her hands; staff stated she called her husband to come to the location “just in case”; staff reported this upset residents more; residents calmed before officer arrived.
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Information Report
QRTP – Facility reported resident had runaway; staff made contact with residents mother, in which she stated resident was in the neighborhood with friends; officers searched the area with negative results; facility reported resident returned; officers confirmed resident had returned.
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Battery Third Degree, Harassment
QRTP – Officers responded to facility for an assault that had occurred; staff advised officers that two residents were arguing about an altercation that occurred earlier in the day; resident accused peer of being sexually inappropriate and peer struck resident in the face; resident stated that peer had touching his penis through his clothing; staff reported having previous problems with peers sexual behavior; officer advised staff to contact child abuse hotline.
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Runaway
QRTP – Facility reported resident had run away (last seen 3/13/2020 at 1700 hours), resident is court ordered to stay at facility; officers searched the area with negative results; Jacksonville Police Department found resident and was advised to contact DHS.