San Francisco Bay Area Internet Guide for
Extreme Hoarding Behavior
Clutterers Syndrome or Pack Rat Syndrome
http://www.hoarders.org
Supported by Peninsula Community Services, Inc
Hoarding Task
Forces
By Christiana Bratiotis
“How task forces are formed,
organized, and maintained varies greatly.”
http://www.ocfoundation.org/hoarding/task_forces.aspx
LIST OF HOARDING TASK FORCES
2010 International Exchange on Hoarding
Sponsored by the Mental Health Association - Orange County
http://www.hoardingtaskforce.org/taskforcelist
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UBM Medica, Psychiatric
Times, August 19, 2011
By Suzanne Otte and Gail Steketee
Psychiatric Issues in Hoarding - Strategies for
Diagnosing and Treating Symptoms of Hoarding
"Hoarding has broad-reaching implications, including a
substantial public health burden linked to occupational
impairment, poor physical health, and demand for social
services.5 For example, it is not uncommon
for community public health departments to become
overburdened with property complaints regarding
unsanitary conditions and fire hazard risks, and the
cost to address a problem (eg, repetitive clean-outs,
repeated visits by health inspectors, multiple-agency
involvement) is high.6 These costs have led
to the establishment of community-wide task forces in a
number of cities.7 However, efforts to
reconcile the problem are often diminished by the
relative unavailability or ineffectiveness of mental
health services.8
http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/display/article/10168/1932177
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The San
Francisco Task Force on Compulsive
Hoarding
Issues Final Report
"Beyond Overwhelmed:
The Impact of Compulsive Hoarding and
Cluttering in San
FranciscoRecommendations to
Reduce Negative Impacts and Improve Care."
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Co-chaired by the San Francisco Department of Aging & Adult
Services & the Mental Health Association
of San Francisco, the Task Force estimates that 15-25,000
people in San Francisco suffer from
compulsive hoarding, resulting in costs of over $6 million
per year, not counting the injuries,
evictions, job loss, homelessness, and other costs borne by
people with hoarding behaviors.
http://www.mentalhealthsf.org/san-francisco-task-force-on-compulsive-hoarding/#
Hoarding Alliance of Marin Resource Guide
Gail Mosconi 415-491-2586
http://www.marinhousing.org/Hoarding/Resource%20Book-final%20final%20draft%2010-12-10.pdf
THE SAN MATEO COUNTY HOARDING TASK FORCE
Established in 2006 as a multidisciplinary team led by Adult
Protective Services
Quarterly Community Meetings.
San Mateo County Resource Guide for Hoarding and Cluttering
INFORMATION GUIDE ABOUT HOARDING AND CLUTTERING (pdf)
Contact : Chris Rodriguez 1-800 686-0101
San Francisco /Oakland Bay Area Center for Cognitive Therapy
~ Michael Tompkins, Ph.D. ~
Much experience in helping people with
hoardering issues.
(They may not accept insurance)
Oakland-
Rockridge area
Main number: (510) 652-4455
http://www.sfbacct.com/
Well Known Therapist with Hoarding Specialty
Opens Private Practice in San Francisco
~ Joanne Chan, PsyD. ~
is a cognitive-behavioral
therapist specializing in
compulsive hoarding and
anxiety disorders.
She works with individuals with:
OCD, panic disorder, social phobia, and a variety of other
conditions.
1100 Sanchez St., San Francisco, CA 94114
(415) 816-8611
www.drjoannechan.com -
jcchan@gmail.com
Peninsula Community Services, Inc.’s Hoarding Support Group
and Treatment Group facilitator,
~ Dana Girard, Psy.D., Clinical Psychologist~
License No.PSY25448
is an
integrative therapist specializing in
compulsive hoarding and cluttering
disorders.
142 Stambaugh St.
Redwood City, CA 94061
650-241-3778
dgirardpsyd@gmail.com
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