In re Hayley P. CA2/4

BACKGROUND

A. The Referral and Initial Investigation On December 23, 2020, the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (the Department) received a referral regarding Hayley, who was 16 years old. The reporting party stated that Hayley had been transported by sheriff’s deputies to the emergency room at Harbor UCLA Medical Center on a 5585 hold for being a danger to others. The reporting party stated that Hayley was interviewed by the emergency room pediatrician, Dr. Warren. Hayley told Dr. Warren that the previous day she was involved in a verbal argument with mother over a cell phone, and that the argument turned

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2 into a physical fight. She said that mother hit her with her hands several times. Hayley said she was afraid of mother and ran away that night, but she returned the next morning. When she returned, the fight continued. She said that mother kicked her in the stomach, and then father joined in, punching her with a closed fist. Hayley said she fought back by hitting father and biting mother to get away from them. Hayley also told Dr. Warren that the physical…