In re V G. CA2/2
Opinion
Opinion
FACTS
Mother’s children are Victoria P. (born in 1996), V.G. (2010) and O.L. (2011). In February 2012, Mother was committed to a psychiatric hospital.2 A physician stated that Mother is psychotic and has “outbursts,” yelling that “her arm is on fire, her vagina hurts, and she’s being drowned.” Mother believes that the FBI planted a chip in her to monitor her movements and deny her government assistance; she wanders away for days at a time, and no one knows where she has been; she sleeps in the bushes outside her home; and she refuses to enroll in a mental health program. Teenage Victoria informed the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) that Mother’s behavior was worsening: her irrational outbursts used to happen twice a day, “but now it’s every 10 minutes.” Mother felt she must pick up garbage to save other people’s lives. Victoria recalled that Mother once took medication for bipolar disorder and depression, but stopped because she disliked the side effects. Victoria hoped that Mother will get help. The children of Mother’s housemate described Mother as “crazy” and “very strange and bizarre.” O.L. and V.G. were too young to be interviewed.