Today we learned that, once again, actress Amanda Bynes was placed under an involuntary mental health evaluation, but a court order will be required to keep her in custody for much longer.

Bynes was detained Monday by Ventura County sheriff’s deputies after a bizarre incident in which she set clothes on fire. But those holds typically only last a few days.

Her parents are considering seeking a conservatorship similar to one obtained for singer Britney Spears, according to a source familiar with the “Hairspray” star’s latest run-in with authorities.

Her parents, who for more than a year have expressed concerns about her welfare, have discussed seeking a conservatorship for their daughter, according to a source familiar with the actress but not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.

This comes on the heels on the news that Cory Monteith, who played heart throb Finn Hudson in the Fox hit “Glee,” was found dead in a Vancouver hotel room on Saturday, police said. He was 31.

Diagnosis: Fatal overdose after multiple treatment centers, the last of which was for a month this Spring. Monteith’s body was discovered by staff members at the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel after he missed his checkout time, acting Chief Constable Doug LePard told reporters.

Monteith apparently had several people over to his room at one point Friday night, but LePard said Monteith, who had checked in July 6, was seen on hotel surveillance video returning to his room in the early morning hours by himself.

Why All this Drama?

Teen and young adult celebrities have too much money, WAY too much down time between movies or tv show filmings and way too many people (aka Handlers) who’s primary goal is to make money off of their success. Parents are often slowly legally pushed out by power brokers that wedge in more and more control with expensive attorneys. Parents are surprised when they attempt to get help for their celebrity child, they have little legal authority or it’s challenged.

These families are told that they just need to get their kid into treatment and that everything will be fixed at discharge.

What Can Parents and Loved-Ones Do?

Unfortunately for dozens of other celebs with addiction or mental illness, their treatment is complicated, needs a strong family component and should have a professional clinical case manager organizing all the professionals to ensure sobriety is maintained.

A good case manager would have been checking in with Cory and seen his change in behavior. A good case manager would have been on-call for Amanda and her parents and organized an intervention before a big public display occurred.

These issues of wealth, boredom, addiction and mental illness are complicated but there really are solutions. Until Hollywood adopts the continuum of care perspective for these young celebs, we’ll have to keep burying and mourning many more talented (and not so talented) young entertainers.

What a shame.

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