In re J.Y. CA4/1

BACKGROUND

A. Family History Mother and Father are legally married and have multiple children together. The family has a long history of involvement with child welfare agencies. Over the years, the Agency received multiple reports about Mother’s untreated mental health conditions and concerns that the children were not properly fed or cared for. There were also reports of domestic violence and verbal abuse between the parents and excessive physical discipline of the children. The family has struggled with housing instability,

Further undesignated statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code.

Because appellant and minor share the same initials, we refer to appellant as Father and to minor by the initials J.Y. Mother is not a party to this appeal.

2 accessing and participating in services, and maintaining sufficient aid levels to meet minimum standards for food, clothing, and shelter. B. J.Y.’s Detention In October 2019, J.Y.’s umbilical cord tissue tested positive for both marijuana and cocaine at birth, which indicated Mother used drugs during the last trimester of her pregnancy. Nursing staff fed J.Y. in the hospital when Mother did not…