The mother of J. G. appeals the juvenile court’s order finding J. G. deprived and giving legal custody to the Department of Family and Children’s Services. The mother argues that the court erred in finding clear and convincing evidence that J. G., who was born September 20, 2003, was deprived, and erred in “taking custody of the minor child away from his mother.” For the reasons that follow, we affirm. On March 6, 2007, DFCS filed a petition alleging that J. G. was deprived because his mother was using cocaine, had a mental health issue that rendered her unable to care for J. G. properly if not treated, had not complied with recommended mental health treatments, and had failed to adequately supervise J. G. The department subsequently was granted temporary custody of J. G. After a shelter care hearing, the juvenile court found on March 13, 2007 that there was probable cause that J. G. was deprived and transferred custody to J. G.’s grandmother, directing her not to allow the mother to be with J. G. without supervision. Following an adjudicatory hearing, the juvenile court determined on April 25, 2007 that the mother was using cocaine, had failed to comply with her mental health care providers’ recommendations, and had failed to adequately supervise J. G. The court directed DFCS to assist the mother in obtaining help for her substance abuse and mental health issues and continued temporary legal custody of J. G. with his grandmother, again with the provision that she not allow the mother to have unsupervised contact with the child. The court also ordered the grandmother not to return custody of J. G. to anyone else without a written order of the court, and concluded that the order would expire on April 16, 2009.
The court held numerous hearings over the next two years in response to the mother’s requests for review, the first of which she filed less than three months after the deprivation order. After three hearings, the juvenile court found on November 27, 2007 that the mother was not complying with the recommendation of her mental health care providers, that her mental health was unstable, and that her home environment was unsafe. The court ordered the mother to complete drug treatment, remain drug free at least six months, take her medication as prescribed, maintain a stable work history and home environment, and allow DFCS and the guardian ad litem access to her home.
