'supported living for challenging youngsters' being built next door.

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NC for this as could be outing. This is more of a WWYD really. I am at risk of sounding like a right NIMBY and I hate that its bringing this out in me but...
I am a single parent about to move to a new house. Building work has started on a 'supported living for challenging youngsters' development right next door.
Now, I have lived in some of the most gang-riven areas in the country without a thought but in my old age and with a child I admit I am worried about crime, drugs and ability to sell house on. I love the house and everything else is good.
WWYD? Still proceed with the purchase?

This is a genuine post, I don't have many people to discuss this with and I have never worried about house values etc in my life! I am genuinely surprised at my reaction to this.

Auser you are massively jumping to conclusions.

Thankfully the OP got some answers based on what she actually posted before you came along and derailed the thread.

I've worked with teenagers with challenging behaviours and adults/yp with autism and or learning disabilities. In fact I've set up homes in the community for the last group. They would be described as supported living accommodation for people with disabilities. Even if they had particular challenging behaviour the accommodation would not be described how the op said the supported living she is talking about is. As she has said hers is very much about teenagers with challenging behaviours.
Whilst I would not have any concerns living next door to people with disabilities I would not intentionally live next door to challenging teenagers.

Not derailing. Pointing out facts. As stated by crisis and other agencies.

Well from where several parents of kids with severe disabilities are sat she seems unprofessional and disgraceful to post that.

It is of course up to her to decide whose opinions she values.

How to derail a thread...

I was quoting the equality act 2010 at mumsnet HQ who do have an obligation as a service provider. Not the op, which was clear if you read my posts properly.

If buying pull out. Renting im not sure. What else is out there

Op, I haven't read the whole thread as I can't face the arguing but if it is a place for those that have behavioural issues, there is one in the village where I live, no one has ever had a problem here in the five years that I have lived here, it's a everyone knows everyone village and the village newsletter would soon make it clear if there was an issue.

Does the trust that runs it have a name? You could contact them and the police to see if there have been past issues and try your parish council, they will know.

Surely the OP is just trying to ensure that she and her DC do not live in

'an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment.'

Do you lose sight of posters being real people?

I tried to remind everyone of that too, the other night.

Thread needs to go.

....but Fanjo I wouldn't want to live next to a house full of any group of teenagers it makes no difference if I work with them or not.

karigen you have nothing to to be ashamed of and there is no need to defend yourself. Any decently parent put their children's safety first, even if it mean she pissing off a few others.

At the risk of being flamed, I have worked with children with challenging behaviour,

Did I enjoy the reality of my small children not being able to walk down to the local shop without being in danger of being hit by a variety of missiles launched from the windows of a home for children with such behaviour built in our street? No

I don't think this makes me disabilist.

This website is hostile degrading humiliating to parents of and people with disabilities apt this moment in time. It's horrible to read.

Why do you do this? What do you get from it? Do you want to walk a FUCKING Mile in my shoes? I know it's my DC in one of those. I know it will be. Someday. My DC in a supported home for disturbed people. Because that's what's doing for me. Where do you want to put them? Out beside the bins? Next the druggies? In a field tied to a post? (Has been suggested.)

Waitrose no one lost sight of you being a person the other night FwIw.

Anyway genuinely have no interest in bunfighting with people on this thread.

If karigen reads our posts and thinks about it then that is good.

As for Op..clearly everyone are NIMBYs everywhere, from this thread, so don't buy it.

I hope the op got the information and support she needed before the thread gets zapped.

I'd have no problem living there. And I say this as someone who works with people who have behaviours that challenge. However as clearly the majority of people here wouldn't entertaon the idea, then I would negotiate a discount on the house, as yoi clearly won't be able to sell without a big incentive.

I wouldn't buy a house there if i was you. Because it is very likely that it will be difficult to sell it on and i bet the new neighbours won't add to the value of it. Harsh? Probably. But i would err of the safe side and if i had doubts i wouldn't buy. Btw, is the property for sale because current owners want out for same reasons you're unsure about moving in?

No navy. I'm not. I'm referring to the non obvious Ines you don't see when you look at someone. Deafness Tourette's. Autism. Mental health issues. Any number of things including but not limited to mental health issues.

I thought MH issues were recognised as disabilities? Or are they just when it suits and when NIMBY then it's different?