In re A.Z.
On March 14, 2007, the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency (the Agency) petitioned on behalf of newborn A.Z. under Welfare and Institutions Code section 300, subdivision (b),[1]alleging he was at risk because J.Z. was mentally ill and she had not reunified with another child because of her mental illness. The petition also alleged Armando was unable to protect A.Z. The social worker reported J.Z. had a history of mental illness, drug abuse and domestic violence. Her two older children were in the maternal grandmother's custody. J.Z. told the social worker she had attended drug treatment in February and March 2006, had been attending two Narcotics Anonymous meetings each week, and was scheduled to begin another drug treatment program. She first denied being mentally ill, but then acknowledged she had been diagnosed with schizophrenia and said she was not taking any medication. The court ordered A.Z. detained in foster care. The order is affirmed.
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