In re N.A. CA2/8

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

1. Petition In a single count petition, the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services alleged: “The children [K.S.], [N.A.], and [T.A.’s] mother [S.S.] has mental and emotional problems including diagnoses of Schizoaffective Disorder, Major Depression with suicidal and homicidal ideation, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, paranoia and visual hallucinations which renders the mother incapable of providing the children with regular care and supervision. On numerous prior occasions, the mother was hospitalized for the evaluation and treatment of the mother’s mental and emotional problems. On prior occasions, the mother failed to take the mother’s psychotropic medication as prescribed. The mother failed to follow through with psychiatric services for over 5 years. Remedial services failed to resolve the family problems in that the mother continues to fail to follow-through with psychiatric services and mental health counseling. The mother’s mental and emotional problems endanger the children’s physical health and safety, placing the children at risk of physical harm, damage and danger.” 2. Detention The detention report indicated that mother made…