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Try CasePortal for FreeJ. Klappenbach finds the circuit court properly adjudicated three of the mother’s children dependent-neglected, granting permanent custody of one child to the father. After one of the children was admitted to the hospital for a cough, staff became concerned about the mother’s mental stability as she persistently reported with “pressured and erratic” speech her concerns that the child may have meningitis, HIV, herpes, sepsis or toxic-shock syndrome. The mother was reported to family services after the father told hospital staff that she was using Suboxone and had told him that the child was dying. Whether her behavior was attributable to drug use, a mental health crisis, or a concussion, as claimed, doctors were concerned that she would not provide proper care and supervision for her child. All evidence supports the court’s dependency-neglect finding. Affirmed.