Yeah getting out of your moms house and on your own somehow sounds like a good idea at your age if you can pull it off. freedom and independence mean a lot. i left my home and state when I was 19. four of us went together to Oklahoma. It wasn't easy but we made it. We all eventually got jobs and shared apartments and it was great. We did do a lot of partying which was not so good.

I understand the desire to party and have fun at your age. Getting in the habit of the bar scene is not gonna be good for you.

There are a lot of places like Michanne talks about in CA but they are for drug and alcohol recovery and people are basically on their own but live with peers in the same boat. I don't think I have ever heard of a place like that for depression. It is a shame drug and alcohol get so much attention and depression doesn't.