DRA launches searchable PRTF document database
Collected documents related to Arkansas’s psychiatric residential treatment facilities for youth (PRTFs) are now available for view on the Disability Rights Arkansas website. PRTFs are designed to provide therapeutic services and programs for children and youth who struggle with psychiatric, behavioral, and emotional disorders and challenges. The services provided are less medically intensive than those […]
Life’s no holiday in our state’s psychiatric residential treatment facilities
What are YOU thankful for this holiday season? A warm, comfortable bed? Safety and security? Connection to those you love? Right here in our state, there are children for whom these things are sadly out of reach. For the 800 children currently receiving services in psychiatric residential treatment facilities (PRTFs) across the state, life is […]