United Kingdom, Sept. 15 -- Perez Hilton's mother has been granted temporary custody of his three children as he enters a residential treatment program for the sake of his mental health.

The troubled blogger - whose real name is Mario Armando Lavandeira Jr - is recovering under the care of doctors after self-harming in a disturbing TikTok livestream from his Miami home on August 4.

In a statement on Perez's website on Monday (14.09.26), his family confirmed that he has checked in as an inpatient in "an important next step" of his recovery, and is expected to stay there for several more weeks.

As he recovers from the mental health crisis, Perez's children Mario, 13, Mia, 11, and Mayte, 8, are being looked after by their grandmother - Pe...