Amanda Bynes' parents are relieved she is "safe" after being hospitalised.

Amanda and Lynn Bynes

The troubled starlet was placed under involuntary psychiatric hold at a clinic in Los Angeles last week.

The 28-year-olds parents-Lynn and Rick Bynes- are said to be hopeful she will now get the “help” she needs.

Amanda who was recently arrested for driving under the influence [DUI] and accused of shoplifting, was met at the treatment facility by her parents' lawyer and doctors placed her under an emergency 5150 hold.

A source told People magazine: "They're happy she's safe and that Amanda is finally getting some help."

Amanda spent approximately five months in a treatment facility after being placed under a 5150 hold in July 2013 after being arrested for starting a small fire in a stranger's driveway.

She was released in December and appeared to be getting her life back on track until her conservatorship - which legally enabled her mother to take care of her and her assets - came to an end recently.

The clinic will make a decision later today on whether or not Amanda is ready to be released.

by for www.femalefirst.co.uk

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