"Molly" Biographical Timeline

By MSloat

  • Molly's dad was born

  • Pre-Birth Years

    1980s-1990s: Molly’s parents grew up during a time when exposure to domestic violence, poverty, and systemic racism were common in many Afro-Native American communities. The lingering effects of intergenerational trauma from historical events such as the displacement of Indigenous communities and the struggles of the Civil Rights Movement may have influenced her parents' mental health and parenting abilities.

  • Pre-Birth Years

    Molly's mom was part of the foster system

  • Molly's mom was born

  • Pre-Birth Years

    Molly's mom incarcerated

  • Pre-Birth Years

    Molly's mother was diagnosed with ovarian cancer

  • Pre-Birth

    Molly's mom in and out of emergency psychiatric services

  • Molly's sister was born

  • Molly's birth (age 0)

    Molly was born premature with lungs not fully developed

  • Molly Turns 1

  • Molly Turns 2

  • Molly Turns 3

  • Ongoing abandonment, trauma, and mental/physical buse

    Molly has long history of abandonment, trauma, and mental and physical abuse

  • Molly Turns 4

  • Molly Turns 5

  • Molly turns 6

  • Molly Turns 7

  • Molly turns 8

  • Molly Turns 9

  • Molly Turns 10

  • Molly Turns 11

  • Molly turns 12

  • Molly turns 13

  • Molly turns 14

  • Molly turns 15

  • Molly turns 16

  • Family fails to engage in family preservation efforts

  • Molly turns 17

  • Child & Family Services Files Petition for removal of Molly from her home

  • Petition filed with the court

    Petition filed on behalf of Molly (age 16) regarding general neglect and caretaker absence/incapacity by both parents

  • CPS Gets Involved

    It's determined that the mother is unable to care for her child due to her own mental health needs and breakdowns.

  • Mother Rated in DASS scale

    Clinician adminisers Despression, Anxiety, and Stress Scales to Molly's mom. She was rated having mild level of depression and anxiety and moderate level of stress

  • Mother's Mother Rated on Parenting Scale

    Received elevated levels of "Laxness", "Over-reactivity", and "Hostility" indicating need for intervention.

  • Agency arranges supervised visitation with Molly for mother, father, and sister

  • Jurisdiction/Disposition Hearing

    *Molly is declared a dependent of the court in out-of-home placement
    *Family is offered reunification services

  • Admitted to an out-of-state psychiatric and educational facility

  • Molly assigned CASA

  • Placed in short-term rehabilitation placement (STRTP)

  • Placed on 5150 Hold in psychiatric emergency services (PES) at country hospital

  • Discharged from hospital and released back to STRTP

  • 2 hours after discharge to STRTP, released back to hospital on 5150 hold

  • Discharged a second time back to same STRTP

  • Engages in head banging at STRTP

  • Addmitted back to PES at county hospital

    *To assess possible head injury for head banging
    *To get stabilized

  • Temporarily conserved; admitted to Behavioral Health Hospital out of county

  • Molly undergoes psychiatric evaluation

  • Undergoes second psychiatric evaluation (same doctor)

  • Court mandates child, family, and team meetings

  • Mother undergoes mental health assessment

  • Family fails to engage in family preservation efforts

  • Molly turns 18

  • ourt hearing to approve out-of-state placement in a psychiatric and educational facility

  • Received written notification off mandated removal from out-of-state placement

    Molly was removed from out-of-state placement for non-compliance, lack of engagement, and unsafe, inappropriate behavior

  • Molly is released from out-of-state psychiatric, educational placement

    She remained a court-dependent and was returned to the same home she was removed from due to a lack of alternative placements.

  • She became a non-minor dependent of the court

  • Molly turns 19