Hey everyone! For a year I have been living in supported accommodation for people with mental health problems. I have a social care worker due to needing to have my needs assessed so I could get a placement at my current tenancy. I have been wanting to move on to live in my own home as I’m currently living with 6 other people. A lot of the residents at my house take drugs and are drunk most of the time which I feel like impacts my mental health being around that energy. I’ve been doing well mentally, my mental health team are very pleased with me. I mentioned how I would like to move out of my current accommodation but was told by my social worker that I lack the mental capacity to move out. I don’t lack mental capacity maybe if I’m manic I can make unwise decisions but I’m currently very mentally well and I feel I would benefit from moving into my own place. When I moved into supported I was told by the manager of the house that it was up to me when I decide to move on. I only moved into supported because I felt I could benefit from having support with certain tasks such as food shopping but I’m managing very well without needing support hence why I feel I am ready to move forward. It’s very frustrating and is making me feel sad that I’ve been told I can’t move into my own place. I don’t know what to do about the situation, it’s all a bit bizarre to me. I did discuss this with my mental health nurse/care co-ordinator who agreed that I should move to my own place and even said that I could still get support even in my own residency. I feel like nobody is listening to my perspective and I feel like my social worker is not listening to me and the reasons why I would like to move into my own home. Living here is impacting my mental health negatively.