I.M.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On October 20, 2021, the San Francisco Human Services Agency filed a petition under section 300, subdivisions (b) and (g) alleging minor, I.M., was at risk due to mother’s mental health issues, serious neglect, homelessness, and neglect of the child’s medical needs. When the petition was filed, mother’s location was unknown and father’s identity and location were unknown. According to the detention report, I.M. had come to the agency’s attention through a report that mother had abandoned her apartment in Vallejo, was living in her car with baby I.M, and after the car was towed, was riding the bus all night with I.M. Relatives were concerned that mother was selling her food stamps instead of buying food for herself and the child and was experiencing postpartum depression and not responding to I.M.’s needs. I.M. was left with relatives at times, who reported she was very hungry when left in their care. In early October 2021, mother left I.M. with a relative in Sacramento. Maternal grandmother, A.W. (grandmother), was going to pick I.M. up and bring her back to San Francisco. Before she could pick up I.M., however, mother took her back. A few…