In re Z.J. CA3

BACKGROUND

A. Prior Dependency Involvement Mother and Z.J. have a lengthy dependency history with respondent Sacramento County Department of Child, Family and Adult Services (Department). In July 2009, mother and Z.J. tested positive for methamphetamine at Z.J.’s birth; mother was offered and accepted informal supervision services from the Department, including alcohol and drug assessment and treatment, and early intervention family drug court. The informal supervision case was closed in September 2009. In 2013, a referral for sexual abuse was substantiated after a roommate sexually abused Z.J. while in mother’s care. In 2015, mother was arrested for passing bad checks and Z.J. was placed in protective custody; the juvenile court later sustained a dependency petition and removed Z.J. from mother’s care. The juvenile court ordered mother to participate in services, including drug testing and alcohol and drug services, and ordered mother into dependency drug court. Z.J. was placed back with mother in October 2016 under a plan of dependent supervision but was detained again in December 2016 due in part to mother’s untreated substance abuse issues with multiple positive drug…