In re D.B.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

A. D.B. and Mother’s Family History Commencing around D.B.’s first birthday, the Santa Clara County Department of Family and Children’s Services (the Department) received multiple referrals expressing concern for D.B.’s well-being in Mother’s care. D.B. resided with Mother as her father (Father) struggled with substance abuse and was incarcerated. In some instances, the Department concluded the allegations were unfounded, inconclusive, or did not warrant the Department’s services. In others, Mother agreed to voluntary services without court intervention. During D.B.’s early childhood, the referrals primarily involved allegations that Mother physically and emotionally abused and neglected D.B.’s older brother, a teen at the time. It was reported that Mother had a history of substance abuse, suffered from mental health issues, and that Mother, her then-boyfriend, and D.B.’s brother frequently got into violent physical altercations with one another. When D.B. was a toddler, the Department received two referrals concerning D.B. In one incident, Mother allegedly kicked D.B., causing her to fall. In another incident at a grocery store,…