In re Alexander R.
On August 8, 2012, a referral was received by Child Protective Services alleging that Alexander (born Dec. 2001) was the victim of emotional abuse by mother and mother’s daughter, Alyssa, was “at risk.â€[2] The reporting party stated that Alexander had been admitted to BHC Alhambra Hospital. He was diagnosed with mood disorder. Alexander told the attending physician that he had “thoughts to hurt myself and hit myself,†with a plan to use a knife or strike himself in the face. Alexander presented with “increased aggression with his sibling suicidal ideations.†The reporting party also said Alexander had previously been diagnosed with posttraumatic stress syndrome and has had “[b]outs of [e]xplosions.†There were also allegations that mother failed to ensure Alexander took his prescribed medication and that due to mother’s ongoing abuse and neglect, Alexander was not displaying any improvement. Previously, in May 2012, Alexander was taken to BHC Alhambra Hospital after he said he wanted to kill his classmates and teacher.
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