In re A.G. CA2/1
In 2015, Lydia G. (mother) was involuntarily hospitalized for a week in a mental health institution, where she experienced hallucinations and was diagnosed as suffering from depression. A year later she threw a hairbrush at her daughter, A.G., age six, who had failed to get ready for school, striking her on the nose and causing a bruise. Six months later, the juvenile court determined, on no other evidence—e.g., no prior or subsequent lapse, psychological evaluation, home study, or positive drug test—that mother’s mental illness led to A.G.’s injury and presented an ongoing danger to both A.G. and her younger sister. The court declared the children to be wards of the court, removed them from mother’s custody, and ordered reunification services.
We conclude no evidence suggests the hairbrush incident resulted from mother’s mental illness or indicates she poses a risk of serious physical harm to her children. Accordingly, we reverse.
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