In re Victor H. CA2/7

INTRODUCTION

Olga C. (Mother) appeals from the jurisdiction and disposition order issued by the juvenile court pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 300 et seq.1 We affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On November 2, 2011, the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) received an abuse hotline referral alleging general neglect of Victor H., age 11, and twins Kimberly and Melody H., age 6, by Mother. The caller reported being a neighbor of the family and seeing the children daily outside of the home unsupervised, sometimes for hours at a time. The neighbor said that sometimes their home was locked when the children came home; the neighbor would bring them food and ask if they wanted to come to the neighbor‟s home, but the children always wanted to remain outside. According to the neighbor, Mother was an alcoholic and spent her time hanging out with other alcoholics behind a nearby liquor store. The neighbor reported hearing Mother yell at the children and call them demeaning names. During the ensuing DCFS investigation, children‟s social workers (CSWs) interviewed Mother, the children, and their father, Efrain H. (Father).2 All of the family denied the…