In re C.D. CA3

BACKGROUND

In June 2022, mother experienced extreme depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, and there were concerns that her psychosis was contributing to her inability to attend to her daily needs as well as those of the then four-year-old minor. Mother told the Placer County Department of Health and Human Services (Department) she could not get out of bed, and she requested assistance in caring for the minor. She said she had thoughts of suicide and of hurting others, but she would not elaborate. The Department took the minor into protective custody and placed him in a foster home. Mother was placed on a psychiatric hold. The Department filed a section 300 petition on behalf of the minor alleging that mother failed to provide regular care due to her mental illness (§ 300, subd. (b)), and failed to provide care or supervision because she was on a psychiatric hold and father’s whereabouts were unknown (§ 300, subd. (g).2 The petition was subsequently amended to strike the allegation as to father. On August 16, 2022, the juvenile court sustained the amended petition and ordered the following: removal of the minor, placement with a non-relative extended family member,…