Men’s Residential Recovery Care

Men’s Addiction Treatment in Little Rock, Arkansas — Built on Something Different

Serenity Park Recovery Center isn’t the biggest facility in Arkansas. We’re not trying to be. We’re a 20-bed men’s residential program that’s deliberately small, intentionally personal, and built around a belief that the quality of care matters more than the size of the building.

We’ve been part of the Arkansas recovery community in one form or another since 1972. What we’ve learned in that time is that recovery happens in relationships. It happens when someone finally feels seen, understood, and genuinely cared about — by a clinical team that’s invested in their outcome and a peer community that understands the struggle from the inside.

That’s what we’re building here. Come see for yourself.

Our Facility

Our admissions and support team is available to answer your questions, discuss treatment options, and guide you through the next steps. Complete the form below, and a member of our team will reach out as soon as possible.

Where We Are

Our Neighborhood

We’re located on W. Roosevelt Road in Little Rock — accessible from across the state and easy to reach from surrounding areas including Memphis, Fort Smith, Fayetteville, and Texarkana. Arkansas is a small enough state that no matter where you’re coming from, you’re not far.

And if you’re coming from out of state, we’ve helped men get here from surrounding states including Missouri, Tennessee, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Texas. 

If you need help figuring out logistics, our admissions team can walk you through it.

The Sign You Might Have Heard About

We’re located next to the county jail and across the street from the cemetery. That’s not a coincidence we shy away from; it’s one we lean into. Our famous sign out front has three arrows pointing in three directions: one toward the jail, one toward the cemetery, and one toward us.

It says what we believe: there are three places you end up when addiction goes untreated. Two of them are bad. We’re the third option.

Admissions Hours

Our admissions team is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Clinical intake can be arranged any day of the week. If you’re in crisis or ready to come in, don’t wait for business hours — call us now.

Where We Came From

Serenity Park Recovery Center has roots that go back to 1972, when Joe McQuany — a prominent figure in the Arkansas recovery community — first established a treatment program on this site. McQuany was a pioneer in recovery advocacy in Arkansas, and the work he started here became part of the fabric of the state’s recovery community for decades.

The facility closed in 2013. For six years, the building sat empty.

In 2019, Tara Tinnin purchased the property and reopened it, not to trade on its history, but to build something new on a foundation that already meant something. 

Under new leadership and with a renewed clinical mission, Serenity Park reopened as a men’s-only residential program with a clear commitment: to provide the kind of individualized, genuinely compassionate care that the treatment industry often talks about but rarely delivers.

We’re still building that. Every day.

The People Behind the Program

A treatment facility is only as good as the people in it. Here’s who you’ll find at Serenity Park:

Leadership That Sets the Standard

Our Executive Director and Clinical Director lead this program with a single guiding principle: every decision gets made based on what’s best for the client. Not what’s easiest. Not what’s cheapest. What’s best. That’s not a mission statement; it’s a daily practice, and it filters into every level of how this facility operates.

The culture at Serenity Park isn’t accidental. Leadership created it intentionally by taking care of their staff — because staff who feel supported provide better care. That relationship between how we treat our team and how our team treats clients is something we think about explicitly.

A Clinical Team With Real Credentials

Our clinical staff hold advanced certifications and degrees across disciplines:

  • Ph.D. — doctoral-level clinical expertise
  • PMHNP — Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner for on-site psychiatric care and medication management
  • LPC — Licensed Professional Counselors providing individual and group therapy
  • LADAC — Licensed Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors with specialized addiction training
  • Peer Support Specialists — six staff members who are personally in recovery
That last credential matters as much as any of the others. Lived experience changes the therapeutic relationship. When a client sits across from someone who has genuinely been where they are, the conversation is different. More honest. More effective.

30 Staff for 20 Beds

That’s a 1.5:1 staff-to-client ratio — one of the highest in the state for a residential program our size. It means your clinical team has real time to know your case, track your progress, and adjust your care when something needs to change. You will not get lost here.

Most of Our Team Is in Recovery

This isn’t a talking point — it’s a deliberate staffing philosophy. We believe that lived experience makes clinicians better, not because credentials don’t matter, but because the combination of clinical training and personal understanding creates something that neither produces alone. When you work with our team, you’re working with people who chose this field because they know what’s at stake.

What You Won’t Find Anywhere Else in Arkansas

We Take You to Meetings — Off-Site

We are the only residential program in the area that regularly takes clients to AA, NA, and Celebrate Recovery meetings off-site. Not as a field trip. As a clinical practice.  We want our clients to experience recovery in the real world — with real recovery communities — before they leave our program. You get to see what’s out there. You get to choose what path fits you.

We Show You What Sober Life Actually Looks Like

Gym visits. Recovery events. Outings in the community. We take this seriously because one of the most common barriers to sustained recovery is a man not being able to picture a life worth having without substances. We show them that life. We prove it exists.

Continuing Care Groups, Twice a Week

While you’re still in treatment with us, we bring in speakers from sober livings, IOP programs, colleges, temp agencies, therapists, and peer networks to talk about what’s available after you leave.  By the time you complete our program, you already have a map of the resources around you. You’re not starting from scratch on discharge day.

A Family Environment, Not a Factory

Twenty beds means we know your name. We know your story. We know what you’re working on and where you’re stuck. The therapeutic community at Serenity Park is small enough that relationships form quickly and run deep — between clients and staff, and between clients and each other. That community is itself a treatment tool.

Active Alumni and Aftercare

Recovery doesn’t end on discharge day. Our alumni community stays connected through weekly meetings, a Facebook community, and outreach by our dedicated aftercare coordinator. We’re actively building toward newsletters, alumni events, and deeper long-term follow-up because we know that the months after treatment are when people need the most support.

Accredited, Certified, and Accountable

CARF Accreditation — The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities recognizes Serenity Park for meeting rigorous quality and safety benchmarks.

LegitScript Certification — Verified by LegitScript as a legitimate and ethical treatment provider. This certification is required for Google Ads and signals our commitment to transparency.

Clinical staff credentials include: Ph.D., PMHNP, LPC, LADAC, and Peer Support Specialists.

What We Treat and How

Serenity Park offers a focused range of services for men dealing with addiction, mental health conditions, and co-occurring disorders:

  • Sub-Acute Medical Detox — supervised, medically managed withdrawal
  • Residential Inpatient Treatment — 20-bed men’s program, 28–45 days
  • Dual Diagnosis Treatment — integrated addiction and mental health care
  • Mental Health Treatment — on-site psychiatry, therapy, medication management
  • Trauma-Focused Program — Seeking Safety, PTSD therapy, trauma-informed care
  • Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) — FDA-approved medications alongside therapy
  • Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) — intensive day programming

Part of the Arkansas Recovery Community

Serenity Park isn’t just a treatment facility; we’re active participants in the Arkansas recovery ecosystem. We show up because we believe in the community we’re part of, and because the connections we build benefit our clients directly.

  • Monthly professional networking events for referral partners, clinicians, and recovery community members
  • Monthly sober living coalition meetings
  • Quarterly CEU events for behavioral health professionals
  • Regular attendance at state and regional recovery conferences
If you’re a clinician, case manager, social worker, or referral partner looking to connect, we’d welcome the conversation. Our door is open.

Most Major Insurance Plans Accepted

We accept Anthem, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, Cigna/Evernorth, Ambetter, QualChoice, and other major commercial plans. We do not accept Medicaid, Medicare, or supplemental policies.

Our admissions team will verify your benefits for free and walk you through your coverage in plain language. No commitment required.

Frequently Asked Questions About Serenity Park

Is Serenity Park only for men?

Yes. Serenity Park Recovery Center is a men’s-only residential treatment program. Our clinical programming, group therapy, peer community, and facility environment are all designed specifically for men. 

Research consistently shows that gender-specific treatment improves engagement and outcomes for many clients.

We have 20 residential beds. We deliberately keep the program small so that every client receives individualized attention and genuine clinical relationships, not a number on a caseload.
The facility has roots going back to 1972, when it was first established by Joe McQuany. After closing in 2013, it was purchased and reopened in 2019 under new leadership with a renewed clinical mission.
30 staff members for 20 beds — a 1.5:1 ratio. This is intentional. Quality residential treatment requires time, attention, and genuine clinical relationships. Our ratio makes those possible.
Yes. We offer sub-acute medical detox on-site. Clients can transition directly from detox into our residential program without leaving the facility.
Before you leave, we connect you with sober living programs, IOP programs, outpatient therapists, and community resources through our twice-weekly continuing care groups. Our alumni community stays active through weekly meetings and our Facebook community. We also have a dedicated outreach coordinator who follows up after discharge.
Yes. We serve men from across Arkansas and surrounding states including Missouri, Tennessee, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Texas. If you’re coming from out of state, our admissions team can help you navigate the logistics.
Call us today or submit our insurance verification form online. Our admissions team is available 24/7. The initial conversation is free, confidential, and comes with no commitment. We’ll ask some questions, verify your insurance, and help you understand what coming to Serenity Park would look like.

Let’s Create a Life You’re Proud Of

If you’re trying to figure out whether Serenity Park is the right place — for yourself or someone you love — the best thing we can do is talk. Our admissions team is real people who genuinely care about helping you find the right path, whether that’s with us or somewhere else. Call us. Ask the hard questions. We’ll give you straight answers.