Overview
- On The Drew Barrymore Show’s Oct. 24 episode, Barrymore said she entered a facility at 14 and stayed nearly two years.
- She described the experience as transformative, calling it “the best thing that ever happened to me.”
- Mae Martin, who uses they/them pronouns, discussed Wayward on Netflix and confirmed they entered a treatment program at 16.
- Martin said the series is loosely inspired by a friend who was sent to a troubled-teen institution for two years.
- Barrymore’s remarks echo prior accounts, including a 2015 Guardian interview about an 18-month stay and a 2023 blog post about Van Nuys Psychiatric Hospital.