“Reading
Rainbow”
host

Mychal
Threets
on
Saturday
shared
a
health
update
following
his
recent
decision
to
seek
more
intensive
medical
help
for
mental
health
issues.

“I
just
wanted
to
apologize
for
worrying
so
many
people,”
Threets,
36,
said
in
a
video
clip
shared
to

Threads.
“I
just
got
back
from
a
five-day
stay
at
the
hospital,
a
five-day
psychiatric
hold.
I
haven’t
been
OK
for
what
feels
like
a
very,
very
long
time.
I
am
not
OK.
But
I
have
hope
that
I
will
get
to
OK.”

Threets,
the
media
personality
and
beloved
librarian
who
hosts
the
“Reading
Rainbow”
reboot,
went
on
to
thank
the
health
care
professionals
who
he
said
saved
his
life.

“I’m
on
the
struggle
bookmobile.
It’s
gonna
take
a
long
time
for
me
to
be
OK,”
he
continued.
“It’s
going
to
take
a
long
time,
but
I
just
wanted
to
say
thank
you
to
the
multitude
of
doctors,
nurses
and
mental
health
workers
I
saw
—
it’s
not
enough,
but
thank
you,
you
saved
my
life.”

Threets
then
shared
a
message
of
thanks
for
his
fans.

“Three,
six,
nine,
it’s
okay
to
not
be
fine.
We’re
struggling.
We’re
human
beings.
We’re
doing
our
best,”
he
said.
“Thank
you
for
being
you.
Thank
you
for
staying.
Maybe
I’ll
see
you
at
the
library.
I’ll
see
you
tomorrow.
I
love
you.”

Threets
captioned
the
post,
“I
am
safe
[mending
heart
emoji].”

Threets
announced
in
an


Aug.
17
Threads
post

that
he
was
checking
himself
into
a
hospital
for
mental
health
care.

“I
am
not
okay.
Maybe
I’ll
never
be
okay.
I’m
seeking
help,”
he
wrote.
“Going
to
the
hospital
tomorrow.
In
this
moment
I
am
safe.
By
God’s
grace.”

“No
matter
what
happens
to
me
I
will
always
be
thankful
for
the
extraordinary
people
in
my
life
who
worry,
who
help
me,”
Threets
continued.
“Thank
you
for
your
care.
I
will
always
love
you.”

Threets,
who
has
nearly
1
million
Instagram
followers,
has
opened
up
in
the
past
about
navigating
depression
and
anxiety
while
in
the
spotlight.

“I’m
still
a
very
introverted
person,”
he

told
People
in
January.
“I
think
because
of
what’s
happened
in
life,
I’ve
become
more
extroverted.
I’ve
been
more
comfortable
talking
about
the
library,
talking
about
library
stories,
talking
about
mental
health,
just
because
I
love
it
all.
But
had
I
known
all
this
was
going
to
happen,
I
probably
would’ve
never
started
posting.”

Need
help
with
substance
use
disorder
or
mental
health
issues?
In
the
U.S.,
call
800-662-HELP
(4357)
for
the
SAMHSA
National
Helpline.