In re Sa.V. CA3

FACTS AND HISTORY OF THE PROCEEDINGS

In June 2024, the Sacramento County Department of Child, Family and Adult Services (Department) filed three separate petitions in the juvenile court alleging the minors, Sa.V., H.V., and Ke.V., ages 8-months, 2-years, and 3-years respectively, suffered or were at substantial risk of serious harm as a result of the failure or inability of the mother, K.V., to supervise or protect the minors adequately and to provide regular care for the minors due to her mental illness. The petition stated mother had been diagnosed with schizophrenia but was not receiving mental health treatment or taking medication. Mother suffered from delusions and had called law enforcement 12 times since January 2024 to report she needed help. The petition further claimed the father, S.V., failed to protect the minors from mother’s mental illness, which placed the minors at substantial risk of serious harm, abuse, and/or neglect. The juvenile court initially ordered emergency detention of the minors. At a subsequent hearing, the juvenile court found the Department had made a prima facie showing that the minors fell within section 300 and ordered the children to be…