L.B.

BACKGROUND

The Juvenile Court Finds A.B. at Risk of Neglect Mother is a client of the Golden Gate Regional Center (GGRC) “due to her cognitive and speech impairment as well as her intellectual disability.” Shortly after giving birth to the child in March 2022, mother agreed to follow a safety plan requiring her and the child to stay with a relative and receive support from GGRC aides and a public health nurse. The safety plan failed due to mother “not getting along with” the aides and threatening her relative. The Agency filed a dependency petition and obtained a warrant to remove the child from mother’s care in April. The operative petition alleged the child had suffered or was at substantial risk of suffering serious physical harm or illness due to mother’s inability to provide regular care for him due to her mental illness and developmental disability.2 (§ 300, subd. (b).) The Agency specifically alleged that mother’s cognitive impairments, developmental delays, and anger management issues prevented her from meeting the child’s daily needs without constant support. The juvenile court detained the child and placed him in foster care. The Agency’s jurisdiction and disposition…