'I spent half-term looking for somewhere for my family to live'
Briefly

Shanice Aird, a mother of three from west London, struggles to secure stable housing after being evicted from a flat due to a violent incident. After rejecting unsuitable temporary accommodation an hour away from her children's school, she faces homelessness and has resorted to relying on friends for shelter. The Shared Health Foundation highlights the urgent need for a notification system to track children's transitions into temporary housing and keep them connected with schools and health services, amid a backdrop of government investment in homelessness prevention.
"It's really horrible because as a mum you want to try and provide as much safety and happiness as you can."
"I have bipolar type 2 and tend to go into depressive episodes, if it's a really bad episode it leads to me not being aware of what I'm doing."
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