<prompt> Human: Im writing to explain a little of my situation and I hope that you can help advise. I am 28 years old and have a 7 year old daughter. I have been renting a flat with my mother, joint tenancy agreement which is due to end this August 2018. Unfortunately, since this summer my mother has suffered a serious decline in her mental health which has put an enormous pressure and strain on me and my daughter, financially, emotionally and mentally. I have previously posted that I discovered this summer my mother has been incurring large bills while I have been letting her use my spare account stupidly, but I was very unwell at the time this began. I myself suffer from mental illness after a very traumatic experience which I have been working extremely hard to manage and grow from for several years. In 2014 I was hospitalised for two months in a mental ward and after much therapy and time has improved a lot. In October this year my mothers illness became increasingly frightening and volatile. She was suicidal and required round the clock supervision refused to eat, manic behaviour, not sleeping, reckless spending. It was extremely difficult to balance her care and that of my daughter and myself. She became increasingly inappropriate in her conversations with my daughter, and explicit in describing how she was hearing voices, and other things which no child should have to hear! She was under the care of the Home Treatment Team for a month, shortly after this she was hospitalized. During this time she was sectioned and described to her doctors that my daughter is coming to take me to kill myself. Following discharge in November she returned home seemingly much improved. however this was not the case, one week before Christmas she took an overdose at home while me and my daughter were in the next room. When I realized and called the ambulance she informed the doctor I did it because of my daughter I want away from her. She was taken to hospital that night and she refused to speak to me or answer any simple questions about her intentions of where to live. I was clearing the various pills from her room when I found her diary which detailed several disturbing entries and revealed much hostility towards myself and threats. Myself and my daughter remained at the flat until just after Christmas when she returned and refused to leave. My daughter was so scared she hid in her room. My brother who has been violent and aggressive to me in the past several independent witnesses has been sending abusive texts demanding I leave my home and that I have no right to stay. I have made every effort to explain my situation to my agency private rent through agent but they say she legally has rights to come back when she wants. I could not sleep a single night knowing she was there, I felt so anxious that Ive been steadily losing my hair and rapidly losing weight. I am trying everything to be strong for my daughter and keep her away from my mothers extremely disturbing influence. On last Wednesday myself and my daughter had to move out immediately, leaving much behind and taking only essentials as my mother would not leave the property and was terrorising us. We had to take a taxi in the middle of the night across the city to stay with my sister on her sofa. She has been very kind and understanding of our situation but please understand she has a tiny flat and a child and partner of her own. She has been sad to say its quite impossible to keep us at her flat beyond this Tuesday the 2nd of January. I have extremely limited money and cannot possibly find a deposit and months rent in advance. I have begged and borrowed and tried everything I can to try and make it through this hell. All I need is some support to help us find a safe, small, quiet home. Even if it is a one room flat I dont care, I just want to be able to give her a normal life away from such a horrible environment. I am desperate and I am afraid, and each day that passes brings more and more uncertainty. I am a reliable, and tidy person with a great respect for my home as it is precious to me. I will do whatever it takes and pay back anything I need to take to put a roof over our head. Please is there any help, or advice you can give me? I am so sorry for the lengthy post, there are so many things of importance happening its hard to know where to begin. Thank you very much for your time and I look forward to hearing from you.  <response>: I suggest you call Shelter From their first link as to whether you are eligible for emergency council housing, it seems you meet all of the criteria. What emergency housing is, I am not sure but it means you wont be sleeping rough on the street. Give them a call. It seems their helpline opens at 8am and since it says they are open every day of the year, the fact that tomorrow is new years shouldnt matter. 