Opinion ID: 889852
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Heading: Mother's Treatment Plans and DPHHS's active efforts

Text: ¶ 16 As noted above, in an attempt to allow the boys to remain with their mother, DPHHS prepared and issued a court-approved treatment plan on October 31, 2007. Mother was unsuccessful in addressing the tasks set forth in this plan. Subsequently, Mother received two more treatment plans dated October 6, 2008, and March 2, 2009. The goal of all three plans was to help Mother address her mental health needs and her chemical dependency issues, and to provide her with the means to improve her parenting skills and stabilize her environment. The goal of the latter two plans, issued after removal of the boys, was to reunify her with her sons. ¶ 17 DPHHS worked with Mother throughout this time, providing her with numerous services including but not limited to, medical care and treatment, chemical dependency evaluations, Head Start, housing, food stamps, clothing for the children, visitation, parenting classes, motel rooms when travel was required, automobile maintenance, gas vouchers, mental health counseling, anger management and transportation. However, after Mother's continued failure to make progress with her treatment plans, as illustrated in part by repeated positive drug tests and numerous missed visits with the children, on May 5, 2009, DPHHS petitioned for permanent legal custody (PLC) and to terminate Mother's parental rights.