Former Nickelodeon child star Tylor Chase, best known for his role in Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide, has been hospitalised in Southern California after friends and family intervened to help him overcome homelessness, the Daily Mail has learned.
Jacob 'Jake' Harris, a Los Angeles-based influencer and business owner, told the Daily Mail that Chase's father instructed him to do whatever it takes to help his son. 'I was able to finally get ahold of a crisis centre that would come out and do a same-day evaluation. They determined he needed immediate help and brought him to a local hospital for 72-hour treatment,' Harris said on Christmas Day.
Chase's former co-star Daniel Curtis Lee confirmed the news, saying he had FaceTimed with Chase to encourage him into treatment. 'His father informed me that he instructed Jake to get Tylor into treatment however possible. I pray this is a step to get him to stay in treatment,' Lee told the Daily Mail.
The intervention came after Chase was spotted on a rainy Christmas Eve, where a fan gave him warm clothes and food and prayed for him. Shaun Weiss, the former Mighty Ducks star who has been in recovery from addiction, also helped coordinate efforts. Weiss said via his representative: 'Tylor has been taken to a facility by a mental health crisis team. He is under the care of Riverside county officials.'
Weiss added that Chase requires 'care beyond the scope of standard detox facilities' and needs weeks to stabilise. He urged the public to respect Chase's privacy, stating: 'He has all the resources necessary and we should pray that he's able to recover.'
