There are 172,420 homeless children in England living in Temporary Accommodation. Many are living in dangerous conditions with little support to help them navigate through our complex systems. Families are continuously placed out of area, far away from their school, GP and community. The educational attainment of homeless children plummets when they become homeless. The barriers to healthcare increases and children’s health and development suffer. There is a national focus and political will for rough sleeping, but less so for families. And tragically, 74 children have died in Temporary Accommodation, most were under 1.
And yet, we dare to hope.
Our annual Homeless Families Conference, held on Thursday 6th November 2025, brought together experts by experience alongside colleagues from housing, health, education, the home office and the voluntary and faith sector. Whether you are front line, a volunteer, a commissioner or a politician, the crisis of homeless families is all our responsibility to share.
Things can and will get better.
The video recordings of all the talks can be found on our YouTube channel, please do watch and share with your colleagues.
We look forward to hosting more gatherings to look at and work to improve the health and education outcomes for children and families in the homelessness journey.
For more information about Shared Health, please email contact@contactsharedhealth.org.uk
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