In re Tyler S. CA2/5

FACTS

Minor lived with mother and father until he was 12 years old. The family first came to the attention of the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (Department) in 2007 when mother was observed cursing angrily at minor, who was six years old at the time. The Department closed the matter as unfounded. In February 2012, mother was hospitalized after she attempted suicide. The Department investigated, noted that mother’s depression was due to being injured at work, and closed the matter as unfounded. Mother suffers from medical problems and mental health issues. She has epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, and lupus, and has been diagnosed with depression and anxiety. She cries when she is upset or in pain and sometimes experiences mood swings. Minor reports that when his mother has emotional issues, or runs out of medication, she would act “[a]ngry and just kind of like weird. Like pathetic weird . . . . She would act like a little girl. She would cry.” According to minor, when mother was depressed she would “[l]ay in bed all day and cry” and when she was anxious, she would “get really freaked out very easily.”

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