<prompt> Human: My best friends parents have a long history of being monsters, but today took the cake: three days before our apartment move out, they told him they would no longer be supporting him, and they demanded he move home.Heres the kicker: he was supporting himself, but dropped everything because they told him they would catch him.So heres the run down:He quit his job because they banned him having his own income while they supported him.This means he lost his insurance, since they said he would cover them. He has severe depression and was institutionalized for it last fall. This means he cannot see his therapist or get his prescription.He will be homeless by August 18th. His parents signed the lease on a very expensive rent-by-the-room student housing, but are now going to pull the plug on that lease, and he cant afford to pay the rent without them regardless.He has taken out the maximum of FAFSA student loans he could, and cannot take a loan from a bank without a cosigner.He cant get his license because his parents are now holding his SSN card hostsge, so currently he has no transportation.They set him up and fucking sabotaged him because they want him to move home and work at their restaurant. I am absolutely digusted, but we need to use this anger to push us forward.Right now, all we have is hes applied to another job today; he has about 400; and he will be staying with a friend until August 18th.Please, please, anyone who could help us form a game plan, I dont know what to do to help him! And when hes depressed, he loses motivation, and Im moving 200 miles away in two days, so I need something solid for him to follow so he can help himself.Assistant: Just tackling one issue: he can order another SS card. Hope others have other advice. Could he get his old job back, and bail on school until hes 24, and claim independent status?!Human: I mean he technically could, but thats three years down the line, and he wants to get a PhD in history, so three extra years on top of a decade long program is a real hit.Assistant: Bad idea. Dont throw hundreds of thousands of dollars at s dead end. History phd probably wont pay offHuman: The primary employment opportunities for someone with a PhD in history would be teaching college. Those jobs are scarce as hens teeth these days and PhDs in history are a dime a dozen.Assistant: See this is what Im thinking of telling him now. In all honesty, I think his love of history is a hobby, not a career. He doesnt have the ambition to fight for these few positions. Hell, he wants to go to France for grad school and he cant even speak basic phrases...Damn, it sounds like Im shit talking, I love him to bits but this is really just making me think about his career choices...  <response>: Slapping some reality into your friend will save his life 