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
REACHING OUT TO THE PERSON WHO HOARDS
How to Get Hoarders Into Treatment
by Dr
Fugen Neziroglu, PHD & Katherine Donnelly M.A.
http://www.ocdchicago.org/images/uploads/pdf/EP09.pdf
http://www.adaa.org/resources-professionals/podcasts/hoarding-research-and-treatment
The way to help a
family member-
Video by
Randy Frost,PhD:
Children of Hoarders Web Site
http://childrenofhoarders.com/wordpress/
How to Talk to Someone with Hoarding: Do’s and Don’ts
The Do's and
Don'ts page
TIPS
ARE
YOU A PERSON WHO IS HOARDING AND /OR CLUTTERING?
Check out some useful TIPS from others who have joined the
SFMHA Support Groups.
Click
this link for wise TIPS 2008
- Click
this link for wise TIPS 2009
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
Daily Dose : Help
for OCD
dailywd,
WomensDay.com, July 2, 2010 by Barbara Brody
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
UC Study On The Genetics Of Hoarding OCD
Dr. Carol Mathews' lab at UCSF is currently doing a study on the
genetics of Hoarding OCD
to learn more about people with severe
hoarding behaviors and their family members.
For more
information about the study or to enroll,
contact Eve Kupferman, Ph.D. at
EveK@lppi.ucsf.edu
or at 415-476-7732.
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
EXCELLENT Suggestions
found at MASS Housing
Hoarding Resources Web Site
https://www.masshousingrental.com/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=330&&PageID=13463&mode=2
Clean Your Messy House in Six Months
http://www.oprah.com/article/home/homeimprovement/
20081124_expert_assignments
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Squalor Survivors
"Squalor is a confronting word. It's a degree of mess that goes
beyond untidiness.
The state of the house deteriorates, small piles become big piles,
then even bigger piles.
Sometimes beds can't be slept in, tables disappear under clutter.
Appliances and equipment can't be used.
Perhaps they broke down, but you fear a repair person will report
the mess, or access is blocked by other items....."
http://www.squalorsurvivors.com/
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Children of Hoarders
Awareness Understanding and Support for Family Members
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Exceptional Web Site
HOARD
HOUSE in
New York City |
This is a final project of a multi media Masters Project...
The goal - to inform and provide a multimedia
educational resource for the public, and
to give voice to
individuals who lack a forum for discussing this
misunderstood behavior.
http://hoardhouse.com/
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
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Another Task force gets
involved
HeraldNet.com,WA,
September12, 2011
By Jackson Holtz
There is help for those
overwhelmed by hoarding
"Hoarding is a
problem here in Snohomish County where a special task
force helps
coordinate social services and first
responders to bring help to people in need."
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20110912/LIVING/70913999
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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Hoarding Task
Forces
By Christiana Bratiotis
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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The San
Francisco Task Force on Compulsive Hoarding
Issues Final Report
"Beyond Overwhelmed:
The Impact of Compulsive Hoarding and Cluttering in San
Francisco
Recommendations 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.
THE SAN MATEO COUNTY HOARDING TASK FORCE
Established in 2006 as a
multidisciplinary team led by Adult Protective Services
Outcomes:
Speaker, Michael Tomkins, PhD Harm Reduction; A
Pragmatic Approach to the Problem of Extreme Hoarding
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
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
jcchan@gmail.com
Peninsula Community Services, Inc.’s Hoarding Support Group
and Treatment Group co-facilitator,
Dr. Dana Girard,
Registration #PSB35752
Joins private practice in Palo
Alto as a psychological assistant to Dr. Chris Celio,
License #PSY23348
~ Dana Girard, Psy.D. ~
is an
integrative therapist specializing in
compulsive hoarding and cluttering
disorders.
4153-A El Camino Way
Palo Alto, CA 94306
(650) 898-4549
dgirardpsyd@gmail.com
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