The links between unstable housing and health
Children and their caregivers who live in unstable housing situations are more likely to have health-related issues than their more financially stable peers.
That was keynote speaker Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba’s main message at Polk County Housing Trust Fund’s recent Housing Matters Symposium.
“Families struggling to pay rent or are being evicted experience [poor health] in both the children and their parents,” Ettinger de Cuba said. “They are not getting the attention they need because they cannot afford it.”