In the Interest of A. B.

Bernes, Judge.

The natural mother of the minor child, A. B., appeals from the juvenile court’s protective order finding the child to be deprived. She contends there was insufficient evidence of current deprivation. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

OCGA§ 15-11-2 (8) (A) defines a “deprivedchild” as, inter alia, “a child who... [i]s 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.” “That definition focuses upon the needs of the child regardless of parental…