In re D.P.

INTRODUCTION

Appellant M.H. is the mother of D.P., the child who is the subject of the dependency proceeding. On appeal, appellant contends that there was no substantial evidence to support the juvenile court‟s jurisdictional finding that D.P. suffered or was at substantial risk of suffering serious emotional damage, as required for jurisdiction under Welfare and Institutions Code section 300, subdivision (c).1 For the reasons set forth below, we will affirm.

1 All further statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code, unless otherwise indicated.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

A. The Dependency Petition

On October 17, 2014, the Santa Clara County Department of Family and Children‟s Services (the Department) filed a dependency petition, alleging that D.P., an infant born on September 29, 2014, came within the provisions of section 300, subdivisions (b) (failure to protect), (c) (substantial risk of serious emotional damage), and (j) (abuse of sibling). After a hearing on October 21, 2014, the juvenile court detained D.P., and ordered supervised visitation for the parents. The petition, which was subsequently amended, included the allegation in paragraphs…