At the age of 13, Drew Barrymore was forced into a mental health facility by her mother, Jaid Barrymore. Drew stayed there for 18 months and credits her time there for saving her life. “I needed that whole insane discipline. My life was not normal. I was not a kid in school with normal circumstances. There was something very abnormal, and I needed some severe shift,” she told The Guardian.
After a year and a half, the facility released Drew because her insurance no longer covered her stay. Thankfully, the staff reached out to David Crosby and his wife, Jan Dance, who were friends with the head of the institution. “They said, ‘Oh, s***, her insurance is going to run out. We’re going to have to kick her out and she’s not ready. She needs a safe place to go,'” Crosby recalled to Howard Stern in 2022.
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Crosby helped Drew acclimate to a daily, structured lifestyle and set boundaries for her. “We took her to school in the morning and tried to be a good influence. I think we were kind and loving, and it felt good to do. You try to do stuff, and you’re not sure how it’s going to work out. I think that one worked. I think she became a responsible human being and is a nice person,” he stated. Drew lived with Crosby and Dance for two months, but after she left, they continued to be there for her in times of need.
