In re A.L. CA2/1

BACKGROUND

The family consists of mother, D.L. (father, who is not party to this appeal), and the now five-year-old A.L. A.L. was born in June 2017 at 25 weeks gestation and resided with mother until February 2018, when mother was arrested for domestic violence against father. A.L. was detained and placed with father, who hitherto had had no contact with the child. Mother had a history of severe mental health problems, and she and A.L. were the subject of prior dependency proceedings. (In re A.L. (Oct. 31, 2019, B296028) [nonpub. opn.]; In re A.L. (Mar. 24, 2023, B320645) [nonpub. opn.].) At around 10:00 p.m. on March 8, 2022, mother was seen pacing up and down the street with A.L. in a stroller, then left A.L. and went into the middle of the street to lie down. A.L. got out of the stroller by herself and stood looking at her mother. When a sheriff’s deputy arrived, mother was again pushing the child in a stroller, and told the deputy to get away from her. The deputy tried to talk to mother but she cursed, was aggressive, and refused to listen.

2 Mother was assessed and placed on a Health and Safety Code section 5150 hold. A.L. reported that she was afraid of mother because she…