![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/i-couldnt-sleep-eat-or-function-after-eviction-stress/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/4ec4c7a0-3532-11ee-bde6-7ffba94c56ae.png&description=BBC / TRUE NORTH PRODUCTIONS Thai faced eviction from her Bristol home Evictions are starting to look like a key driver of youth homelessness, charity Centrepoint tells the BBC. Young people facing eviction share the toll it has taken on their mental health. Thai moved into her flat in 2018 and it soon became her own "little slice of Bristol". So when she was told she'd have to leave, the impact was huge. "I couldn't sleep, or eat, or function," she says. She even had to go back onto medication for anxiety and depression. The youth homelessness charity Centrepoint tells the BBC it is hearing from more 16-to-25-year-olds than ever who are facing eviction . And evictions are starting to look like a key driver of homelessness for young people, says director of policy Balbir Kaur Chatrik. "That's something we have not seen before." BBC / TRUE NORTH PRODUCTIONS When Thai was told she'd have to leave her home, the impact on her mental wellbeing was huge "A stable home is more than just bricks and mortar, it's a foundation for a healthy and happy life," Balbir says, adding that many young renters are facing the pressure of eviction and competing for "overpriced and substandard housing" that will negatively impact their mental health. "Once I was served with the eviction, I went back on to antidepressants and I was also prescribed benzodiazepines just to get me over it," says Thai, a sales and marketing manager at an escape room. In November 2022, Thai was served with a Section 13 notice, which allows her landlord to request a rent rise. They wanted to raise her rent from £450 to £750. Refusing this, Thai was served with a Section 21, meaning she'd have to leave her home of five years. She called her mum, in tears: "The way that the letter was written, I thought that's it, I'm going to be homeless for Christmas." BBC / TRUE NORTH PRODUCTIONS Thai's flat that became her own "little slice of Bristol" With her community union, Thai decided to take direct action by marching to){kind=link}
Thai faced eviction from her Bristol home
Evictions are starting to look like a key driver of youth homelessness, charity Centrepoint tells the BBC. Young people facing eviction share the toll it has taken on their mental health.
Thai moved into her flat in 2018 and it soon became her own “little slice of Bristol”.
So when she was told she’d have to leave, the impact was huge. “I couldn’t sleep, or eat, or function,” she says.
She even had to go back onto medication for anxiety and depression.