In re Spencer A. CA2/1

BACKGROUND

Son came to the attention of the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) on April 23, 2015, when a caller informed DCFS Mother was involuntarily hospitalized under Welfare and Institutions Code section 5150 after she attempted suicide while Son was home.1 During later investigation, DCFS discovered on the day of Mother’s suicide attempt, Son received a call from Mother’s friend warning him Mother was going to hurt herself. Son found Mother crying in the bathroom. Mother told Son she had “ ‘done something stupid,’ ” but stated once she “realized what she ha[d] done,” she threw up pills she had swallowed; DCFS later learned Mother had ingested about 10 Advil PM pills. Son then held his crying mother as he called poison control, which recommended Mother go to the hospital immediately. Mother initially resisted, but Son eventually persuaded her to go. The hospital discharged Mother the next day and reported that although Mother had a psychiatric history consistent with depression, she had no history of hospitalizations, suicidality, or psychosis and was “safe, lucid, [and] calm.” Despite remaining “moderately depressed,” the hospital indicated Mother had “a good…