K.S.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Mother came to the attention of the Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services in May 2014, when she left two of her young children unattended. There also were allegations that mother was not providing adequate food for her five children, including six-year-old A.A. After the children were detained, two of them were placed with their respective fathers. A.A. and two other siblings, A.S. and R.M., were placed with their maternal great-aunt. The dependency case subsequently was transferred to Ventura County. Mother was provided with extensive family reunification services, with the goal of returning A.A., A.S. and R.M. to her care. At the 18-month review hearing, HSA recommended that family maintenance services be provided for R.M., and that long-term foster care be provided for A.S. and A.A., “with the mother receiving continued unsupervised visits, including overnight and weekend visits, and an extended visit with the children, . . . At the conclusion of the extended visit, it is the intention of [HSA] that a recommendation could be made for the mother to receive Family Maintenance Services with [A.S. and A.A.] at that time.” Mother…