This is specifically why Ashley cannot be committed:
The Baker Act in Florida only covers imminent suicidal or homicidal actions. It does not cover things like anorexia, bulimia, alcoholism, drug abuse, Slaton-esque overeating issues, smoking 14 packs of cigarettes a day, or anything else that a normal person would consider a slow suicide. If Ashley decided to directly threaten to an hero (i.e. "I can't go on anymore, I'm gonna eat a whole bottle of aspirin! Fuck you mom!"), THEN she would be taken into a Baker Act receiving facility. Mental health and personal liberties are a trapeze act in this country due to the history of forced institutionalization and lobotomies in the past. Infringing on personal rights is a huge no-no and a waste of taxpayer dollars.
Ashley is legally an adult and even though she's clearly not mentally sound, she's not really a danger to anyone but herself in a very slow, very painful manner. Nobody can force her to get help and even if she did, she would likely rebound to being anorexic all over again. I live in Florida just like Ash, and I know how the law works here. She cannot be forced by Baker Act.
Please stop pitying her and worrying about her family. If she genuinely wanted or cared about help, she would have already gotten it years ago. It's not just her "disease", it's a part of her personality. People who have sympathy for others would not sit idly by and torture their family and friends the way she does even if they did have severe anorexia. Her "recovery" is just a farce for asspats. She preys on young girls and attempts to make THEM anorexic. Seriously, there is nothing to pity here. All the white knighting in the world is not gonna make her a better person.