Amanda Bynes Detained by Police for Mental Health Evaluation

American actress Amanda Bynes is in police custody again amid ongoing mental health struggles.

The Los Angeles Police Department handcuffed the former Nickelodeon star, 37, and took her to get a mental health evaluation, according to TMZ.

A law enforcement source told the outlet that they arrived on the scene after receiving a call about a female individual who was in distress. TMZ has identified the woman to be Bynes.

At the police station, a professional medical unit will reportedly determine if Bynes needs further treatment.

Eyewitnesses told TMZ that the “She's the Man” star was calm during the interaction and looked defeated as they dealt with her.

This was the second time in months that Bynes’ mental health issues have come to a head. In March, she was placed on a psychiatric hold after she was found roaming the streets of LA unclad.

An eyewitness told TMZ at the time that the “What a Girl Wants” star, who was previously diagnosed with bipolar disorder, flagged down a car without unclothed and told the driver that she was coming down from a psychiatric episode.

Bynes reportedly then called 911 and was taken to a nearby police station, where a mental health expert determined she needed to be placed on a 5150 hold.

The actress’ ex-fiancé, Paul Michael, exclusively told Page Six that Bynes got off her meds, and was still off her meds, adding “She’s wild”.

Though a 5150 hold typically lasts 72 hours, Bynes’ stay was reportedly extended. More than three weeks after she was detained, Bynes was released from the mental health facility.

The “Amanda Show” star was expected to start outpatient treatment in April, but she remained in her home to maintain her independence.

While Bynes seemed to return to her regular routine — including getting a manicure — sources close to the actress previously told TMZ that she was living alone in her own place and didn’t have a big support system in her life.

However, the insider added that the former child star was on good terms with her family, mostly communicating with her siblings and parents, whom she occasionally meets.

Sources also claimed that Bynes had been good about attending her outpatient treatments, seeing therapists, and taking her medication.

The “Amanda Show” alum, who also struggles with substance abuse, was freed from a 9-year conservatorship in March 2022.

The actress’s mother Lynn was granted temporary conservatorship over her daughter in August 2013 when she allegedly set a driveway on fire and was hospitalized on an involuntary psychiatric hold. She then gained full conservatorship in October 2014.

Bynes is known for rom-com movies like “She’s the Man”, “Hairspray”, and “What a Girl Wants”. Her last big-screen role was in 2010’s “Easy A”.