Warning: This article contains discussion of addiction and homelessness which some readers may find distressing
Former Nickelodeon child star Tylor Chase has been hospitalised after he was seen on the streets of California and attempts were made to help him.
Chase, who appeared on Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide, was filmed on the streets in September and went viral online.
Authorities have said they did 'not know how long he has been experiencing homelessness', adding that in all interactions with them, Chase had 'been cordial and cooperative with our officers'.
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The Riverside Police Department had said they were in weekly contact with Chase and had offered him help with finding temporary shelter, though he had declined this, along with offers of help for treating addiction or mental health support services.
Chase's mother had warned against attempts to set up a GoFundMe, saying that 'money would not benefit him' as she explained she had 'gotten him several phones' which he had lost within days and explained her son 'cannot manage money or his meds by himself'.
Chase had said he was not homeless and had options available to him, saying: "It's not really like that, I have friends and family. I stay around here locally. My mom is here. I have a lot of good people helping me.
"It's not too shabby. A lot of people help out. It goes a long way. I have family and friends, and the housing shelter assistance program.
"There's graceful charity from the grace of God's family people. That's a pretty chill aspect of it all. It's a true privilege, obviously."
His Nickelodeon co-star Daniel Curtis Lee shared on social media that he had found Chase, taken him for pizza and booked him a hotel room.
Now, the New York Post has reported that Chase had 'trashed' the room Lee booked for him and was hospitalised on Christmas Day to get what a family friend called 'the help he needed'.
According to the Daily Mail, he has since been hospitalised, with influencer Jake Harris saying he was called in to help by Chase's father, and said that the former Nickelodeon star was 'currently receiving medical attention to get him healthy'.
Harris told the Mail: "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. He’s in good care now. And the future is looking bright.
"He just needed someone to actually do something to help."
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Joe Harker