Disability Rights Arkansas

United Methodist Children's Home Little Rock

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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

Treatment Components:

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.

UMCH LR Report (combined)

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Police Report

Information Report

QRTP – Staff stated she was at library when Juvenile ran off. Juvenile had a verbal altercation with another juvenile. Juvenile had told Staff he didn’t want to ride in the van with the other juvenile. Staff told Juvenile she would find another means of transportation, but Juvenile fled. At approximately 1748 hours, Officers were advised Juvenile had returned to facility; Officers verified.

Police Report

Assault Third Degree

QRTP – 4 Residents were in a fight over a pair of shoes Juvenile 2 was wearing. Juvenile 3 approached Juvenile 1 after Staff had already broken up the fight and punched him in face. Staff stated she believed the aggressive approach by Juvenile 2 to Juvenile 1 was the primary cause of the fight.

Police Report

False or Unfounded Call

Officer helped subject pick out an outfit for school the next day; Subject advised he would go to sleep and behave himself.

Police Report

Home Terroristic Threatening First Degree

QRTP – Caller stated 2 people followed her on Facebook threatening to beat her up and kill her. Caller stated the 2 people are threatening her because she dates one of their cousins ex-boyfriend. Caller advised they were at her school making the same threats.

Police Report

Home Information Report

QRTP – Staff advised Officers that Juvenile was having a behavioral episode. Staff advised Juvenile needed to be transported to the hospital. Juvenile was transported by MEMS to Methodist Behavioral in Maumelle.

Police Report

Disturbance

QRTP – Caller stated he was in charge of watched the kids that stay at that house, and when a resident asked to go outside he said no. Both got into a verbal argument but it didn’t become physical. Caller stated he called police because he was short staffed, and didn’t want matters to escalate. Both parties stated they had cooled off and Officers were no longer needed.

Police Report

Information Report

QRTP – Staff advised Juvenile left residence around 2120 hours; Juvenile had stated she was going to find her mother. Juvenile called stating she was at a pharmacy; Officers responded to pharmacy. Juvenile told Officers she hated the facility and would run away again on Monday. Officers transported Juvenile to facility without incident.

Police Report

Information Report

QRTP – After “horse-playing” with another juvenile, Staff told Juvenile to stop; Juvenile told Staff not to yell at him because it was a “trigger”; After another juvenile at facility to Juvenile not to be rude to Staff, Juvenile became very upset & stated he needed to leave the location before he hurt someone. Juvenile later calmed down.

Police Report

Runaway

QRTP – Staff stated Juvenile left location around 2000 hours. Officers circulated area with negative results. On 2/3/2019 at approximately 1610 hours, Officers were informed Juvenile had been located in Hot Springs. Juvenile was removed as missing from all systems.

Police Report

Runaway

QRTP – Staff advised 2 juveniles ran away from facility with luggage. Officers circulated area with negative results. 1 Juvenile was located in Sebastian County; Staff at facility informed Officers Juvenile had been discharged from facility. Juvenile would be held at JDC until Logan County picks her up.

Police Report

Non Police Incident

QRTP – Officers responded to transport a subject. Upon arrival facility stated they would transport themselves.

Police Report

Runaway

QRTP – Officers responded to facility for a Juvenile Disturbance; Upon arrival, Staff stated Juvenile had walked away from his living unit. Officers and Staff circulated the area with negative results.

Police Report

Information Report

QRTP – Officers responded to secure scene for MEMS. Juvenile stated he took “crack” five days ago and was having chest pain; Juvenile stated he usually does meth. Juvenile stated he didn’t know where he got it from. MEMS transported Juvenile to Children’s Hospital. DHS met Officers at hospital to take custody of Juvenile.

Police Report

Information Report

Staff stated he would like to make a report of a Juvenile assaulting him; Staff stated Juvenile became very irate and began punching and scratching him. Officers observed minor scratches on Staffs neck and ear. After Officers stated he would need to go to the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, Staff stated he no longer wanted to make a report and didn’t want to go to court.