Methodist Family Health – Arkansas CARES

Methodist Family Health Arkansas CARES is a family-centered addiction treatment program in Little Rock, Arkansas, providing residential substance use and mental health care for mothers and their children.

The 120-day program serves pregnant women and mothers with children aged 12 or younger, allowing families to stay together throughout treatment.

Arkansas CARES combines addiction care with mental health treatment, parenting support and wraparound services designed to strengthen long-term recovery and family stability.

Family Focused Addiction Care

Treatment begins with a comprehensive assessment to identify each mother's substance use, mental health, and family needs.

From there, participants enter a structured residential program where substance use and co-occurring mental illness are treated simultaneously, with continuing care planning built in from the start.

Clients can expect therapy along with education, life skills training and parenting support.

Wraparound services such as case management, nursing, childcare and transportation help mothers focus on recovery while staying connected to their children.

Quick Facts About Arkansas CARES

• Location: Little Rock, Arkansas, part of the statewide Methodist Family Health network
• Levels of care: Residential treatment, transitional housing and early intervention services
• Who they treat: Pregnant women and mothers with children age 12 or younger, including those with co-occurring disorders
• Approach: Family-centered, dual diagnosis care that keeps mothers and children together
• Wraparound services: Childcare, transportation, parenting education, GED coordination and employment preparation
• Established: Operating since 1992 with a focus on improved maternal, child and family outcomes