In the Interest of M. D.

The mother and father of one-year-old M. D. appeal from a juvenile court order finding M. D. to be deprived. They contend that the evidence was insufficient to support the juvenile court’s findings. We disagree and affirm. In considering an appeal from the juvenile court’s finding of deprivation, we review the evidence in the light most favorable to the juvenile court’s judgment to determine whether any rational trier of fact could have found by clear and convincing evidence that the child was deprived. In the Interest of J. C. , 264 Ga. App. 598 591 SE2d 475 2003. “In considering a deprivation petition, the petition is brought on behalf of the child and it is the child’s welfare and not who is responsible for the conditions which amount to deprivation that is the issue.” Citations, footnote, and punctuation omitted. In the Interest of D. L. W. , 264 Ga. App. 168, 169-170 1 590 SE2d 183 2003. Under OCGA § 15-11-2 8 A, a deprived child is a child who is “without proper parental care or control, subsistence, education as required by law, or other care or control necessary for the child’s physical, mental, or emotional health or morals.”

Here, the evidence showed that in September 2005, DFACS received information that the mother was standing in her front yard screaming and acting erratically while M. D. was in the home alone. When DFACS arrived, the mother told them that she had been attacked by spirits the night before and had been outside attempting to fight them off. After the caseworker unsuccessfully attempted to find a relative to care for M. D., the child was placed in the temporary custody of DFACS.