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Feeling vulnerable due to next door neighbour

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starrynight009 · 10/09/2024 18:25

I have a lovely neighbour whose teenage daughter is sadly very mentally unwell. She has been living in a psychiatric hospital and supported accommodation for years now. They tried to get her back home earlier this year and it was a disaster, constant police at the door as she often tries to harm herself and hurt others. She also has seizures whenever she gets worked up so lots of ambulances as well. Social services took her away again after a few days. Then last Monday she came back again to live with her mum once again but this time she has two carers with her day and night so it's a better situation. Except they come and go, park in my parking space, smoke and play with their phones outside my house on their breaks day and night and all sorts. We live in small terrace houses so my front door is one metre from next doors so they're literally right outside my house. It's annoying but not really the problem.

I should probably mention at this point that I live at home with my 5 year old daughter. It's just the two of us.

Last Thursday I came back from dropping my daughter at school to find 2 police cars blocking my house. Later an ambulance. No-idea what was going on but fine, none of my business. I think she had attacked one of her carers. Then last night it happened again. 3 police cars this time at 1am. The daughter next door screaming a demented scream when the police go into the house to stop her I assume. Woke my 5yo up so I quickly got her into my bedroom and bed and tried very hard to act like eveything was okay despite the noises coming from the other side of our wall.

I feel sad about it all for them but also so uncomfortable living here now and I don't know what to do. My neighbour won't care as she has been desperate to get her beloved daughter home. It's all housing association houses on our street so I don't know if I should talk to them or social services or even the care agency. Will any of them even care? I appreciate this might be an unusual situation but if anyone has any advice about who I should talk to about how unhappy I am about this situation, I'd appreciate it.

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theduchessofspork · 10/09/2024 18:32

Talk to your housing association and say that a row of terrace houses isn't an appropriate place for this young woman. You could also contact social services/the police and say the same, and reiterate whenever there's a problem. It doesn't like it will last mind you - it sounds like she isn't able to live in the community as yet.

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