In re R.H. CA4/1

INTRODUCTION

B.H. (Father) told his 4-year-old daughter’s nanny that the child’s mother and her boyfriend were living in his walls, and he pointed a gun at the wall but restrained himself from shooting. When the police responded, Father told them the child’s mother had broken into the house and replaced his daughter with a “ ‘look alike.’ ” During this delusion, Father struck the child in the face. The police placed Father on a 72-hour psychiatric hold and took the child into protective custody. The juvenile court found a clear pattern of Father suffering similar psychotic episodes, “going . . . as far back as 2017,” the child was physically abused during such an episode, and that concerns of Father’s mental health were “certainly” sufficient to lead the court to believe it “plays into the current risk . . . that could lead to future harm [to R.H.] that requires monitoring by th[e] court.” Yet after making these findings, the court dismissed count 2 of the petition, which alleged the child came within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court because she has suffered, or there is a substantial risk she will suffer, serious physical harm due to Father’s inability to provide regular…