The New York Times - Health, May 27, 2013

Task Forces Offer Hoarders a Way to Dig Out

By Jan Hoffmann

".....Each task force is a loose amalgam of agencies and, depending on
what resources they can muster, their goals may range from educating
one another and the public to collaborating on cases. But some uniform
procedures, and problems, are emerging. ..".."Many task forces around
the country use a standard checklist to rank homes. Those rated at levels
1 through 3 may need intervention but may not have descended into squalor.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/27/health/when-hoarding-morphs-into-a
-safety-hazard.html?ref=todayspaper&_r=2&



The Independent, UK, May 19, 2013

by Jonathan Brown

Obsessive compulsive hoarding: A serious health risk in store

Updates on Richard Wallace -

"...Since his first appearance on TV, Mr. Wallace has been receiving
help from a psychologist and from Andy Honey, his friend who lives
next door with his wife and two children. With Mr. Honey's help, more
than 100 tonnes of jumble has been removed from the house and garden,
while therapy has helped him turn a crucial corner....."

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/
obsessive-compulsive-hoarding-a-serious-health-risk-in-store-8622289.html

The Acorn.com/news, Oak Park, CA, May 2, 2013

Don't mess around with clutter

by Adrienne Wigdortz

 “Clients call me when they are feeling overwhelmed and are ready to deal with the mess,”

says Oak Park resident Laura Johnson, a member of the National Association of Professional Organizers.

Keeping clutter at bay is a common problem for many homeowners and renters.

 But, according to Johnson, “It’s not always easy to ask for assistance.

People think they should be able to do it themselves.” ........."The secret, she said: “Find a system that works for you.”

http://www.theacorn.com/news/2013-05-02/

The Conversation, Australia, March 15, 2013
By Nancy Youssef and Sunanda Creagh
Study shows compulsive hoarders struggle to categorise
.... "The findings, published in the journal Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy,
suggest that forcing hoarders to clear their homes of junk does little to solve the problem
because it doesn’t address the dysfunction causing the hoarding in the first place."....
Full article here:
http://theconversation.edu.au/study-shows-compulsive-hoarders-struggle-to-categorise-12839

Las Vegas Review-Journal, October 13, 2012

By Jane Ann Morrison

Hoarder has lunch with workers cleaning out his house

"   a hoarder living in a Sun City Summerlin duplex, for the first time Sunday joined the workers cleaning
out his house for lunch  and had such a civil conversation that without looking at him, it would seem like
talking to anyone. ..."We estimated 15 truckloads, we've taken out 18 and we are about one-third through
the house," ...Knight has decided that in future cases like this, instead of repetitive code citations, the city
will adopt a multijurisdictional approach and send in code enforcement, animal control, social workers,
mental health officials, other health officials, fire officials and police."

KNPR, 88.9, Nevada, October 12, 2012

Helping the Hoarders- Listen to radio broadcast

Discussion of recent Las Vegas case. What causes the issue of hoarding? How do we help people
who are hoarders? 

GUESTS: Christiana Bratiotis, Assistant Professor Grace Abbott School of Social Work, University
of Nebraska Omaha Stavros Anthony, Mayor Pro Tem, Las Vegas City

Greenwichtime.com, Connecticut, October 10, 2012

By David Hennessey

Experts share insights into Old Greenwich hoarding house

The cluttered Old Greenwich home scorched by arson last week showed telltale signs of a

longtime hoarding problem and reveals insight into the lives of the two people who lived there,

including one who killed himself, according to experts.

Huffington Post.com,October 4, 2012

Hoarding: Tragedy Underscores the Dangers of Elderly Hoarding

"A tragic fire earlier this week in Greenwich, Conn. that killed a 42-year-old-man and left
his 69-year-old mother in critical condition in a burn unit may have been set as the result
of a hoarding situation. Dean Verboven and his mother Barbara Verboven had been contacted
by the town's social services in September after neighbors told them....".

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/04/elderly-hoarding-tragedy-unscores_n_1939221.html

The Vancouver Sun, September 26, 2012

By Kelly Sinoski

Hoarders' create hazards for first responders

 Rodents, safety issues cited in Ashcroft mayor's bid to establish regulations

Global Edmonton.com, September 26, 2012

By Trish Kozicka

Inside a hoarders home; what you may not know : Videos

 Loads of garbage, empty bottles, containers filled with old food, and millions of mouse
droppings - that's how one 73 year-old Edmonton woman has been living for years, until
recently. It's also the reality of many other hoarders, of whom there may be more than you think.

Eden Prairie News, Minnesota, September 25, 2012

New Task Force Hosting Event on Hoarding
"The newly formed Minnesota Hoarding Task Force is offering an opportunity to better
understand hoarding and how it impacts our communities with a free viewing of “My Mothers Garden,”
a documentary by Cynthia Lester on Sept. 28 at the Hopkins Fire Department, 101 17th Avenue South,
in Hopkins. Appetizers will be served at 6:30 p.m. The film viewing is from 7-8 p.m. followed by a
question and answer panel from 8-8:30 p.m."

Teen Ink.com

By Anonymous, Somewhere, Mo

Diary of a Hoarder's Kid

"I am a hoarder's kid.
The roaches and mice were childhood companions, and filth wore the pants in the family.
Growing up, I always wondered why no one came to save my brothers and me. Were we not
worth rescuing, or did no one know? How could they not know? There were more than enough
clues – like the flea bites on my arms and the dirt in my hair – but no one ever asked me if I was
all right. No one ever asked me..........."

ABC News, September 10, 2012

By Anthony Castellano

Texas home used  in 'Hoarding TV Show  Quarantined After Positive Hantavirus Test

A woman cleaning out a Texas home for a future episode of TLC's "Hoarding: Buried Alive"
developed a respiratory disease that county officials believe has been caused by hantavirus.

TheVancouverCourier, September 5, 2012
By Cheryl Rossi, Staff
Collaboration in Vancouver                                                                                                                       

"City hall mobilizes inspectors in war against hoarders Cleanup costs can reach $15,000"

Herald-mail.com,PA, September 5, 2012

By Jennifer Fitch 

Help is out there for hoarders

"About 15 elder care and mental health professionals from Franklin County, Pa., recently
attended training about hoarding.“We do go into homes where this is a problem,” said
Michelle Briggs, a Franklin County Area Agency on Aging care manager."Tips for working
with a potential hoarder from organizer Colleen McDonnell
http://www.herald-mail.com/news/tristate/hm-help-is-out-there-for-hoarders-20120905,0,6964090,full.story

WinkNewsNow.com, Lee County Florida, August 30, 2012

Lee Co leads the way in attacking hoarding problem

".......Finally she got help from anti-depressant medication and from mental health professionals.
"I feel great now. My house was gutted and re-modeled, and I have routines now. I get up, make
my bed, and after work I make dinner, do the dishes, and throw out the trash," she said.                 
The task force on hoarding estimates that at least 12,000 people in Lee County are hoarders.

WickedLocal, Dennis, Cape Cod, Mass., August 24, 2012

PHOTO GALLERY: Helping hoarders on Cape Cod

While the town where the hoarder resides is responsible for addressing the issue, the task force
offers guidance and resources. For direct assistance, call the health department in the hoarder’s town.

Dennis Town Administrator Rick White said that while towns are not legally responsible for helping
hoarders, he feels an ethical obligation to do so. “We work with state agencies to support our citizens
during a time when having them remain isolated will exacerbate their problems,” White said. “Being
proactive is efficient, effective and helps avoid more serious problems and costs.” 
Read more: http://www.wickedlocal.com/dennis/topstories/x912154533/PHOTO-GALLERY-Helping-
hoarders-on-Cape-Cod#axzz24sTwTiKI

nih.gov, NIH Research Matters, August 12, 2012

Distinct Brain Activity in Hoarders

"Certain brain regions under-activate in people with hoarding disorder when dealing with others'
possessions but over-activate when deciding whether to keep or discard their own things. The new
findings give insight into the biology of hoarding and may guide future treatment strategies. The
researchers analyzed brain images of 43 hoarders, 31 people with OCD and 33 healthy controls. ....
Participants were given 6 seconds to make a decision about whether to keep or discard junk mail
that either belonged to them or to someone else."

http://www.nih.gov/researchmatters/august2012/08202012hoarders.htm

Hoarders: A Different Kind of Brain

"Psychotherapy can work, as well as cognitive behavior therapy and medications. Working alongside
an experienced home organizer who specializes in hoarding and OCD is also helpful.......Working
slowly with a hoarder, a therapist can help them to accept their condition and work with them to get
their homes, yards (that are often also filled with rubbish), storage units and garages in order. A good
therapist can help them to learn to live in a new way, throwing away things they don't need, understanding
garbage is just that, and that their quality of life will continue to increase if they live in a more orderly and
comfortable way."

http://health.yahoo.net/articles/mental-health/hoarders-different-kind-brain

ABC 7 News, San Francisco, August 17/2012

by Amy Hollyfield

Two dead after house fire in SF's Excelsior District 
Two elderly men have died in an early morning house fire in San Francisco's Excelsior District......
The men were hoarders and firefighters had a difficult time getting to them. The San Francisco fire
chief said it took crews about 20 minutes to reach the victims and there were some piles of
belongings that were eight feet high.  "We are obviously looking to rescue as well suppress the fire.
To do that in a situation where you can barely get through, let alone advance a hose line is very
challenging," said San Francisco Fire Dept.Chief Joanne Hayes-White.

Surrey Today, UK, August 14, 2012

Westcott hoarder Richard Wallace inspires local Gardner 

"Mr. Wallace spent more than three decades filling his house in Furlong Road with
mountains of rubbish, and the pair starred in two documentarie about the 62-year-old's
struggle to deal with his affliction. "After the TV shows I was overwhelmed by people
stopping me in the street and saying I was doing a good job," Mr. Honey told the
Advertiser this week."I had people who had problems with hoarding contacting me,
some of them going through litigation with councils, and I felt really bad that I couldn't
help them. They want to be able to sort themselves out but they don't know how.
" Mr. Honey, 40, hopes to set up a local "self-help" group for hoarders assisted by clinical
psychologist Sophie Holmes, who is helping Mr. Wallace change his behaviour...........To
find out more about the plans for a hoarders' self-help group in Mole Valley, call Andy
Honey on 01306 640888."

http://www.thisissurreytoday.co.uk/Westcott-hoarder-Richard-Wallace-inspires-local/story
-16705900-detail/story.html

August 13, 2012

By Christie Nicholson

Hoarders Have Their Own Category of Disorder

"A recent study finds evidence for why hoarders might be considered separate from
those suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder. ....Ownership did not affect the
brain activity or choices of those with OCD. But the hoarders were different. Their
decision-making brain circuit was quiet when contemplating others’ mail, but became
overactive for decisions about their own mail. Not surprisingly, hoarders kept significantly
more of their own mail than the OCD group did. The study is in the Archives of General Psychiatry."

ANN ARBOR.COM, Michigan. August 12, 2012

By Tom Perkins

Blight Beat: Ypsilant Township seeks court help in cleanup of 2 hoarder houses with feces issues

"Officials said a 10-year old was living in one home, which hadn’t had running water in over a
year and has no operating refrigerator. "

philly.com; Pennsylvania, August 10, 2012

By Bonnie Cook

Hoarders die in Chester County blaze, 17 birds saved

"West Goshen Township Police Lt. Gregory Stone said the couple died from burns and smoke
inhalation. The fire was electrical in origin and accidental, he said.....The hoarding did not
cause the blaze, but made it difficult for firemen to gain entry and move around in the burning
building, Stone said."The hoarding contributed more fuel to burn," ...The couple had been told
by the township fire marshal several times to clear out the mess and clutter, he said.

DailyMail.co.uk, Mail Online, July 7, 2012
By Suzannah Hills
Hoarder terrified police and Housing officials....
A hoarder is in custody today after allegedly shooting an inspector in the
head during a six-hour stand-off because he feared they would take away
his belongings. Anthony Glen Gorospe, 51, had littered his front garden with
rubbish that threatened to spill out into the street. But when officials arrived
with police to inspect the house in Long Beach, California, at 8am yesterday,
Gorospe barricaded himself inside his home.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2170063/Hoarder-terrified-police-housing
-officials-going-possessions-shot-inspector-head.html?ito=feeds-newsxml 
See also ABClocal.go.com for video and more of the story
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/los_angeles&id=8726059

The Daily Journal, San Mateo County, CA, May 12, 2012

By Sally Schilling

Workshop Provides Help for Hoarders

""We want to be unequivocal advocates for these people,” he said.   ..This will be the first
program that focuses primarily  on eliminating the health and safety hazards caused by hoarding,
said Merrifield.   He hopes to bring assistance to the hoarders who are not actively seeking  help. 
“There has never been a program in this county for this group of people,” he said. “We think it’s
long overdue.”"

http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?id=234479&title=Workshop
provides help for hoarders&eddate=05/17/2012

The DailyBeast.com, May 9, 2012
By Casey Schwartz
Hoarding Made a Hit TV Show. Now It's Becoming a Sickness in the DSM 
"The newest edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)—          
the handbook of American psychiatry—is due out next year, and hoarding is likely to be among
the newest additions. ...... "  "Frost, who has been studying hoarding since the early 1990s, believes
hoarding exists on a continuum that we all find ourselves on.  In hoarders, he says, “the emotional
attachments to objects are much more powerful than the attachments most of us have with our
possessions ... Possessions have a magical quality for all of us. And by magical quality, what I
mean is that the meaning an object has frequently goes well beyond the physical characteristics.”
But with hoarders, “the beliefs about possessions are much more rigid and intense.”The purpose of
appointing hoarding its own diagnostic status is, in large part, to encourage hoarding-specific treatments"
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/05/09/hoarding-made-a-hit-tv-show-now-it-s-becoming-a-sickness-in-the-dsm.html

Wisebread.com May 8, 2012
By Kentin Waits
Simple-Living Lessons I Learned From "Hoarders"
http://www.wisebread.com/simple-living-lessons-i-learned-from-hoarders

Hindustantimes.com, New Delhi, May 7, 2012

Are you crumbling under the clutter?

By Shara Ashraf and Priyanka Moga

"Why do people hoard?
Experts say that people hoard because of deep-seated psychological factors. Some lonely
people collect items to make themselves feel safe. Others use hoarding to distract themselves
from issues that bother them. "A rising trend, it is often the result of broken relationships and
insecurities. Most hoarders deny that their conditions are unlivable," says Dr Avdesh Sharma,
psychiatrist, and advises hoarders to seek help from friends, family and experts, or else the disorder
could leave their life impaired. Read on for an insight into a hoarder's psyche."
http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/SexAndRelationships/Are-you-
crumbling-under-the-clutter/Article1-852128.aspx

The Independent.co.uk, May 4, 2012

Last Night's Viewing: The Hoarder Next Door-Channel 4
Playhouse Presents: King of the Teds, Sky Arts 1

"If you watch any television at all you'll know what happened next: arrival of crack
clutter-clearance team, tears and minor tantrums, before-and-after shots of the resulting
transformation. The familiar template of triumphant cure, in other words. And, yes, it was
touching to see Nigel get his life back, but would it really have made it less interesting to
squeeze a few crumbs of nuanced psychological insight in among those picturesque piles of rubbish?"

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/reviews/last-nights-viewing-the-hoarder
-next-door-channel-4playhouse-presents-king-of-the-teds-sky-arts-1-7712230.html

SFGate.com,San Francisco, May 3, 2012

By Beth Spotswood

Crashing a Hoarding Convention                               

http://blog.sfgate.com/culture/2012/05/03/crashing-a-hoarding-convention/

ABC13, Lynchburg, Virginia, May 2, 2012
By Dhomonique Ricks, Reporter and Ira Quillen,Videographer
Hoarders Anonymous: Who's Living Next to You
"All three of our hoarding experts say anyone can be a hoarder, although most of the
chronic hoarders they work with are elderly. And they are harder to recognize than one
may think."They're in middle class neighborhoods most of the time," Craig said. "
http://www.wset.com/story/18011066/hoarders-an

Blog, by  Jim Chiswell, May 2, 2012
A Simple Act of Kindness: Self-Storage Manager in Maryland Makes Positive Impact on Tenant
http://www.insideselfstorage.com/blogs/opside/2012/05/a-simple-act-of-kindness.aspx

BostonCBSlocal.com, April 27, 2012
Research Suggests Genetic Are Behind Hoarding- with Video

"So why would anyone live like this? Researchers have mounting evidence a hoarder’s
brain is wired differently. They are finding some clues on chromosome 14.  Dr. Gregory
Chasson, a psychologist, explained “Research coming out suggests that there is a genetic
component and what that means is there is definitely a biological component.”

http://boston.cbslocal.com/2012/04/27/research-suggests-genetics-are-behind-hoarding/

Jalopnick.com, April 27, 2012
By Ralph Orlove

Manhattan"s Mysterious Trash Filled Car

On a quiet street in Manhattan's Greenwich Village, there sits a dented, scraped and graffiti-covered
Chevrolet Corsica, filled from floor to ceiling with trash. How did this car get into this state? Is it some
hoarder's final refuge? How does it survive in such a fashionable Manhattan neighborhood?

http://jalopnik.com/5904940/manhattans-mysterious-trash+filled-car

SFGate.com, April 26, 2012

By Erin Allday

Bay Area hoarding and cluttering conference opens

"She's recovered enough now to be part of San Francisco's peer response team -            
created less than a year ago, it's one of the first projects of its kind in the United States.
Through the peer response team, Stark helps other hoarders face their disorder.                 
With one client, Stark will simply sit with her as she sorts through closets full of clothes           
and jewelry and helps her decide if a dress is worth keeping or should be given away.               
She understands the importance these collections have, and she respects how difficult
it can be to let go.                                 
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/04/25/BANU1O950D.DTL&ao=all

BostonGlobe.com, April 4, 2012
By Wendy Killen
Regional Task Force Seeks to Understand and Help Hoarders
"Hoarding crosses socioeconomic lines, social workers say....Many times, it’s a fire or medical 
emergency that brings the conditions to light. Elder Services learns of cases through referrals 
from individuals and agencies. ...McDonald visits about a half-dozen hoarders weekly and has 
10 people in the de-clutterers group, which also meets weekly.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2012/04/05/north_shore_elder_services
_program_helps_hoarders_find_their_way/?page=2

Meeb.com,Legal Alerts, April 2, 2012
By Mathew Gaines
Morecondiminium communities are struggling with hoarders and the problems they create
"A Tennessee Appeals court recently upheld a lower court ruling evicting a condominium
owner from her unit and terminating her ownership rights. Agreeing that the owner’s hoarding,
and the nuisance and health threat it created for other owners, violated the association’s covenants,
the court approved the board’s request that the unit be sold and the proceeds used to repay the more
than $100,000 in legal costs the association had incurred in its efforts to deal with the problem...."
http://www.meeb.com/meeb-legal-alerts/more-condominium-communities-are-struggling-with
-hoarders-and-the-problems-they-create

Huff Post 50, March 27, 2012

By Ann Brenoff

Hoarding:Does your aging parent have the disease of clutter

"A 50-year-old businesswoman from southern California recently walked into her 83-year-old father's
apartment and nearly passed out from what greeted her. "I thought I had mistakenly entered an unlocked
a storage area,..." " .....While various social service agencies exist to insure both the health and safety of
the elderly as well as the housing units themselves, be aware that once you bring them into the picture,
there is likely to be a great deal of stress put on the hoarder.

Milford Daily News, MA, March 18, 2012

By Julia Spitz

"Nice child" can't rescue hoarder Dad

Most of us were shocked this month when a Wayland senior citizen died in a fire at his
home with no running water and virtually no way out.... You don’t know what it’s like to
hope you weren’t related to these people, that perhaps you and your siblings were, as her
blog and book are titled, “Nice Children Stolen From Car’’ by a man whose disease, obsession,
addiction, call it what you want, meant the broken possessions were the most important things
in his life, and your mother did what she had to do to allow him to keep amassing things and keep
prying eyes away."

WTKR.com. March 13, 2012
By Tim Saunders
UPDATED: Severe case of hoarding forces Lynchburg couple out of their home
"Volunteers have carried out more than 60,000 pounds of garbage since last week,
when social services evicted the home's elderly owners due to dangerous conditions.
"You clear out one room and you feel good. You're ready to tackle the next room," said
Sean Dennerlein, a student at Liberty University who is part of a group called "Campus Serve."

The Independent.co,UK, March 13, 2012
By Emily Jupp
Hoarding: The art of letting go
Hoarding can take over people's lives and homes, but only now is it being recognized as
a distinct psychological disorder. Emily Jupp meets members of the first therapy group for
sufferers. .....UK's first therapy group for hoarders, run by Orbit Housing Group, a community
housing organization based in Coventry "...attends the group session once a week, where
..members are assigned tasks like doing the washing-up or throwing away one DVD that they
don't like. It's a very gradual, often frustrating process, but without it the members risk becoming
imprisoned in their homes, not to mention the health and safety risks like vermin and blocking fire exits."
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/features/hoarding-the-art-of-letting-go-7562760.html

OregonLive.com, March 7, 2012
By Katie Muldoon
Compulsive hoarders require help from mental health professionals in order to change their ways
"February's tragic tally: Three Portland homes overstuffed with possessions and debris caught fire. 
Two men and one dog died. "...What doesn't work," says Dr. James Hancey, director of the outpatient
psychiatry clinic at Oregon Health and Science University "is to go in and clear it out for them.
They just fill it back up." 
http://www.oregonlive.com/health/index.ssf/2012/03/compulsive_hoarders_require_he.html

Wickedlocal.com, Wayland, MA, March 2, 2012
By Norman Miller and Michael Sereda
Man killed in 3-alarm fire; clutter hindered rescue
"A Wayland man killed by an early morning fire yesterday had piles of clutter blocking
all of his home’s doors making it difficult for firefighters to find him, officials said."
http://www.wickedlocal.com/wayland/news/x587868898/Man-killed-in-3-alarm-Wayland-fire#axzz1o5NuuH1G

MyFOXphoenix.com, February 23, 2012

See Demo of Firefighters Training for Hoarder Fires

TEMPE, Ariz. -  

Tempe and Gilbert firefighters were put through an unusual training today. They're learning
what to do when they get to a house fire and the person living there is a hoarder.It’s a bigger
problem than you might think -- fire crews show up to a fire and not only have to fight flames,
but a house full of stuff.Tempe fire crews have had six hoarding fires in the last 6 months.“It
creates traps for people not to get out. if a fire gets seeded ina lot of times even the people that
live there have a hard time getting out let alone us coming in to get them,” says Phil Golosewski from Tempe Fire.

http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpp/news/local/tempe/see-demo-of-firefighters-training-for-hoarding-fires-02232012



ABC 7 News, February 20, 2012 
By Dan Noye
Cleaning Up Hoarders Out of Control Home
"So it's a very touchy subject, it's property rights, it's personal lifestyle issues and that's why
I said earlier, we're talking, the county has minimum standards, not to say that we don't care,
but we are not trying to tell people how to live their lives," said Lanz."
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/iteam&id=8551410

Tucson Citizen.com, Arizona, February 18, 2012
By Laurie Merrill
Firefighters train for hoarder homes
"One Tempe crew alone has battled four hoarding fires in a year, Reichling said.
Since the 1970s, Tempe has lost six residents who could not escape their homes-
turned-death-traps, Reichling said....." "The Gilbert Fire Department is also participating
in the training, in which firefigthers battle simulated “hoarder fires,” typified by extreme
heat and crowding. The departments plan to showcase the training as a potential model
to colleagues across the state on March15."
http://tucsoncitizen.com/arizona-news/2012/02/18/firefighters-train-for-hoarder-homes/

Fredericksburg.com,VA, February 3, 2012
Mat Paxton: Finding salvation in filth
"In addition to a cleaning specialist, each hoarder is matched with a therapist.
That counselor also works with the hoarder before the first camera arrives on scene.
Both therapist and organizer also stick around, if the hoarder agrees, for up to six months after the show ends.
http://blogs.fredericksburg.com/features/2012/02/03/matt-paxton-finding-salvation-in-filth/
http://blogs.fredericksburg.com/chalkboard/2012/02/02/the-not-so-secret-life-of-a-hoarders-hero/

WKYZ.com, Cleveland, February 3, 2012
Firefighters looking for hoarder home help
Video 02:52"The interest in hoarders peaked after the cable show became popular.
The dangers of fighting fires in such homes are not new. It is an issue the department
is now attacking through prevention...."
http://www.wkyc.com/news/state/article/228668/23/Firefighters-looking-for-hoarder-home-help

Reporter-news, Abeline, January 22, 2012

By Lori Soard

Encouraging kids to keep clean rooms

"However, most messy bedrooms are not an indication of a hoarder,

 but simply an indication of disorganization.

Adding organizational techniques

can help reduce the mess and bring peace to your home." See article here:

nbcchicago.com, Chicago, January 22, 2012

Town Takes Claim To Hoarders Home

Village hopes to sell home on the cheap