In re J.C. CA4/3

FACTS

I.

DETENTION

In January 2025, Minor was taken into protective custody when he was 14 years old. A few days later, SSA filed a petition pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code, section 300, subdivisions (b)(1), (c), and (g).1 The petition alleged, inter alia, that Minor called a suicide hotline due to suicidal ideation in December 2024. Minor said he had planned to stand in front of a train and felt suicidal because he and Mother were experiencing homelessness. According to the petition, Minor then took a shower, and Mother became upset when she found out he had called the suicide hotline. Mother demanded Minor leave their motel room and locked him out. Minor

1 All further statutory references are to the Welfare and

Institutions Code.

2 called the police who took him to the hospital where he was placed on an involuntary psychiatric hold for seven days. The petition further alleged Minor was placed on another involuntary psychiatric hold due to suicidal ideation in January 2025. Minor’s medical team reported that Minor appeared to be impacted by his lack of housing and that he reported Mother left him alone even though she was instructed to supervise him at all times.…