I think he's going to have to do something like that.

I talked to him again today about moving out. But instead of it being an angry "get out," it was a gentle "I think it's time to move on." He seems very positive about the idea - even excited. My sister owns a rental that's coming available soon. She'd let him rent it with no deposit, lease, credit check, etc., and just for the cost of her mortgage payment. So, cheap and low risk. If it doesn't work out, he has no lease and no cosigner to worry about. The only problem I have is that it's in a bad neighborhood, fairly high crime. <Sigh!> Oh, well, nothing's perfect. He's ready for his independence, and I'm past ready for mine.

I'm in the U.S. The services around here are spotty. They depend on which state and county you reside in. Currently he's living in one county, but the rental he's looking at is in a neighboring county. I got him disentangled with the county mental health center in this county, because ... well, because they were just awful, and got him in with a private therapist and pdoc. The mental health center in the other county is reputed to be even worse than the one here, but they do have more services. That is, there's a club house and a Compeer program. I really am trying to get him away from mental health services as much as humanly possible, though. It seems to force one into a particular mind set, defining oneself primarily through one's mental illness. It's not helpful, IMO.