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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 – 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.
Police Report
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.
Police Report
Runaway
QRTP – Facility reported resident had run away; staff believe she left due to being bullied; officers circulated the area with negative results; staff reported resident returned; officers confirmed.
Police Report
Runaway
QRTP – Facility reported resident had run away; resident removed from missing persons per email from detective.
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Information Report
QRTP – Facility reported two residents had runaway; officers in route informed that staff picked residents up and are taking them to school.
Police Report
Runaway
QRTP – Facility reported resident had runaway and rigged the back door so they could re enter; officers searched the area; facility called to report resident returned; officers confirmed resident is at facility.
Police Report
Non Police Incident
Officers on standby for MEMS; resident ran away and returned fifteen minutes later.
Police Report
Information Report
Officers responded to facility for a disturbance, no building number provided; caller requested cancel call, advised they could not;
Police Report
Domestic Battery Third Degree
QRTP – Resident reported that peer pushed and hit him multiple time; resident stated he punched peer in self defense; staff corroborated residents recollection of incident.
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Disturbance
QRTP – Staff requesting officer search resident because staff believes resident has a lighter and will not let staff search; officer searched resident and did not find anything.
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Runaway
QRTP – Facility reported two residents had runaway and believe they are going to Jacksonville; resident1 returned after police left facility; resident2 returned on 3/8/2020.
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Non Police Incident
Staff advised officers that residents had stopped fighting before arrival.
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Runaway
QRTP – Staff requested officers assist in transporting resident to an adjacent building due to resident being a flight risk; resident stated he was going to run and “passively” resisted handcuffs being placed; officers “assisted” resident to the ground and placed handcuffs; resident released to staff in adjacent building.
Police Report
Assault Third Degree, Harassment
QRTP – Officers responded to facility involving a sexual assault; two residents stated that a peer had kicked them in the “nuts” and grabbed one of the residents genital area; detective advised officers that incident did not meet sexual assault because there was no gratification; officers notified that resident was being removed from facility.
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Non Police Incident
Facility requesting resident to be taken to the hospital for drug test; MEMS transported resident to Children’s Hospital without incident.
Police Report
Runaway
QRTP – Facility reported resident had runaway from location and did not arrive at school; Jacksonville Police Department advised they made contact with resident and his probation officer is picking him up on an order from White County;
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Runaway
QRTP – Facility reporting resident had runaway and has not been back; staff informed officers that resident has a history of running away; later resident called police with their location; officer transported resident to facility without incident.
Police Report
Runaway
QRTP – Officers were responding to a disturbance at the facility involving resident when notified resident had ran away;
Police Report
Battery Third Degree
Staff reported that a resident had hit her in the mouth with a closed hand twice; officer noted cut on staff gum line; officer advised staff to seek warrants.
Police Report
Non Police Incident
Staff requested officers speak with resident to avoid further conflict at the location; officers responded to location and was unable to find the described resident.
Police Report
Disturbance
QRTP – Facility requesting officers transport resident to Bridgeway; officer transported resident with out incident, however Bridgeway would not admit resident due to facility not following procedures correctly; resident returned to facility.
Police Report
Assault Third Degree, Battery Second Degree
Staff reported that resident became aggressive and scratched them when they placed resident in physical restraint; resident charged with battery second degree, given court date of 4/1/2020, and transported to Methodist Behavioral Health.
Police Report
Battery Third Degree
QRTP – Facility reported resident1 slapped resident2 twice; resident1 stated resident2 was bullying one of their peers and he didn’t like it so he slapped him; officer did not see any marks on resident.
Police Report
Prisoner Transport
Officers advised two residents were at school and did not need to file a runaway report.