In re H.B.

BACKGROUND

Original Petition and Detention On August 1, 2023,1 the San Francisco Human Services Agency (Agency) filed a petition on behalf of H.B. (then age 15) and D.B. (then age 12), alleging the minors were at substantial risk of suffering physical and emotional harm, that their parents, father and G.B. (mother), failed to protect the minors, and that the minors were at risk of suffering serious emotional damage. (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 300, subds. (a), (b) & (c).)2 The petition alleged father had purchased for and given H.B. Xanax, psilocybin mushrooms, and marijuana, which in turn had the potential to exacerbate H.B.’s anxiety and depression. The petition further alleged that father had his own substance abuse issues. According to the detention report, the Agency received a referral on July 6 based on mother’s report that father had given H.B. Xanax, psilocybin mushrooms, and marijuana. On other occasions, H.B. allegedly stole drugs from father. The police were called to the home while both father and H.B. were intoxicated. The police advised father to obtain a medical marijuana card. On July 24, the Agency went to the family home and interviewed H.B., D.B., and mother. H.B.…