In re M.G. CA2/5

I. BACKGROUND

A. Investigation In January 2021, Father called 911 and said he wanted to kill Mother. When law enforcement officers arrived, Father was disoriented and crying and said he needed to be taken away before he hurt Mother. Father was placed on a psychiatric hold under Welfare and Institutions Code1 section 5150, and the incident was reported to the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (the Department). Mother told a Department social worker that, before Father’s 911 call, they had been arguing about their relationship and Father “seemed to be triggered” by J.G.’s crying. Father then repeatedly hit himself in the head with canned food before stepping outside to call 911. A couple days earlier, Father told Mother his life was worthless and tried to unsuccessfully hang

1 Undesignated statutory references that follow are to the Welfare and Institutions Code.

2 himself with a ribbon. Mother said she did not seek help at that time because she feared potential immigration consequences for Father. Mother disclosed this was not the first instance of Father mentioning, or acting on, impulses to harm himself. He told Mother he wanted to die on three…