Our homelessness stories - Shannon Kim Beecher, 23
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Up until her sixth birthday, Shannon and her brother had lived in the care system. She settled in West Norwood after her adoptive parents, having originally planned on adopting one child, took in both siblings. But growing up for six years uncertain, unstable, and confused had eroded Shannon’s mental health and sense of self-worth.
When Shannon was older, she was diagnosed with anxiety, depression, and anger issues because of her time in foster care, but as a child she didn’t understand why s...
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