Complaint Investigation Report

LPA reviewed an incident report dated and submitted on 9/24/2023, which was for the incident regarding the hold and breaking of the van windows. The incident report also indicated the involved parties were Staff 1 (S1) and Staff 5 (S5). The RP stated C1 stated the incident occurred on 11/11/2023.

C1 stated during an interview that while being placed in a hold he was kicked and stomped. C1 also stated the incident occurred when he broke the windows of the van but was not able to recall the exact date.

S1 stated during the interview that C1 was placed in a standing hold by S1 and S5 because of the behaviors C1 was experiencing. S1 stated C1 was placed in a hold so that could not injure himself or staff, but none of the staff assaulted C1. S1 also stated that she had not been involved in any other hold up to the interview date on November 15, 2023. Staff 3 (S3) and Staff 4 (S4) both recalled the incident of the hold occurring when C1 broke the windows out of the van, but stated they did not see any mistreatment towards C1. S3 stated she recalled the day being a Sunday. S3 and S4 also stated they could not be involved in the hold because neither were crisis prevention intervention (CPI) trained and were only allowed to observe. All three (3) staff stated that 9-1-1 had to be called and C1 was taken from the facility.

Based upon the information obtained during investigation. The above allegation is unsubstantiated. A finding that the complaint is UNSUBSTANTIATED means that although the allegation may have happened or is valid, there is not a preponderance of the evidence to prove that the alleged violation occurred.

Exit interview conducted and a copy of this report provided .