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Bay
Area Resources
SUPPORT GROUPS
What
kind of support groups are there?
Go to the following web site for description of various kinds of support groups
and how to start one.
http://www.ocfoundation.org/support-groups.html
The Mental Health Association of San Francisco
Hoarding and
Cluttering PEER-SUPPORT GROUP
For people who have too much stuff and want help.
Call
415-421-2926 to confirm date and time.
MHA-Hoarding and Cluttering Support Group
Date 2010
January - 2010 Calendar |
Time |
Location |
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Wednesday, January 6 |
6-7pm |
MHA-SF, 870 Market Street, #928 |
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Monday, January 11 |
3-4
pm |
MHA-SF, 870 Market Street, #928 |
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Wednesday, January 20 |
3-4pm |
MHA-SF, 870 Market Street, #928 |
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Monday, January 25 |
6-7pm |
MHA-SF, 870 Market Street, #1185 |
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February - 2010 Calendar |
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Wednesday, February 3 |
6-7pm |
MHA-SF, 870 Market Street, #928 |
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Monday, February 8 |
3-4pm |
MHA-SF, 870 Market Street, #928 |
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Wednesday, February 17 |
3-4pm |
MHA-SF, 870 Market Street, #928 |
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Monday, February 22 |
6-7pm |
MHA-SF, 870 Market Street, #928 |
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March - 2010 Calendar |
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Wednesday, March 3 |
6-7pm |
MHA-SF,
870 Market Street, #928 |
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Monday, March 8 |
3-4pm |
MHA-SF,
870 Market Street, #928 |
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Wednesday, March 17 |
3-4pm |
MHA-SF,
870 Market Street, #928 |
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Monday, March 22 |
6-7pm |
MHA-SF,
870 Market Street, #928 |
The
Mental Health Association of San Francisco (MHA-SF) is a non-profit citizen's
organization dedicated to improving
the mental health of residents in the
diverse communities of San Francisco through advocacy, education, research and
service.
http://www.mha-sf.org/programs/hoard.cfm
Clutterers Anonymous is an organization for people who struggle with the
clutter in their lives.
World Service
Organization is at: PO Box 25884, Santa Ana, CA 92799-5884
Phone meetings
1-800 871-9012
access code 6705172 #.
http://www.clutterersanonymous.net/
http://www.eventbrite.com/org/294694522?s=1343391
Local No.
California
Face to Face Meetings:
San Francisco
Sunday,
1:30 - 2:30
p.m.
The
Alano Club, 2nd Floor,
1748 Market Street, at
Octavia Blvd. next to 101 Freeway entrance.
Los Altos
Monday, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Once a month, 3rd Monday unless a holiday.
Los Altos Town Crier
(2nd floor), 138
Main Street, (rear entrance-State St)
Los Gatos
Calvary Church, Room D112, 16330
Los Gatos Blvd
Wednesday 7:15 – 8:45 PM
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FIRST MEETING: October 7, 2009
Rancho Cordova
Thursday, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Rancho Cordova /
Sacramento Area
,
Sun River Church, Children’s Ministries Building, E26 (2nd FLR)
Building w/ramp, next
to
Administration Building,
11223
Trinity River Drive
(off Sunrise Blvd.)
Berkeley
Tuesday,
10:00 - 11:00 AM.
Epworth
United Methodist Church, 1953 Hopkins
St.
Walnut Creek,
Thursday,
7:15 - 8:45 PM.
St. Luke’s Lutheran
Church, Class Room #9, 2491
San Miguel Drive
ClutterLess Self Help Group
When:
Mondays
7- 8:30 p.m. ,
Where:
Pleasanton,
Presbyterian Church, Room 7,
4300 Mirador Dr.
Call: 925-297-9246, or
925-426-5311.
The OCFoundation also has information about local Bay Area support groups,
most of them being for OCD
in general (not hoarding
specific.) You can check their listing of support groups by going here:
http://www.ocfoundation.org/support-groups.html
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2 OCD Support Groups - SF Bay Area |
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San Francisco |
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Phone: |
(415) 665-9172 |
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E-Mail: |
disi@igc.org |
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Open To: |
Individuals with OCD |
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Meeting Time: |
1st Tuesday of each month, 7:30-9:30pm |
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Venue: |
San Francisco OCD Mutual Help Support Group,
UCSF, Clinical Bldg. 521 Parnassus Ave.
(between 3rd/4th Ave.) Room C-517 |
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Fee: |
Free |
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Group: |
Mutual Help |
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Additional |
To join our online support or to view a
listing of therapists specializing in anxiety
disorder (serving the entire SF Bay Area) |
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Website: |
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SFOCD |
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Location: |
San Francisco, CA, USA |
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Contact: |
OCF San Francisco Bay Area Affiliate, Scott
Granet, President, Neal Horovitz,
Vice President , Paula Kotakis |
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Daly City |
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Phone: |
(415)
273-7273 |
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E-Mail contact: |
ocdsfbayarea@yahoo.com |
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Open To: |
Anyone with OCD, spectrum disorder, families
and friends |
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Meeting Times: |
3rd Saturday of each month, 1:30-3:30pm |
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Venue: |
1900 Sullivan Ave. Daly City,
Conference Room by the Cafeteria on second floor
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Fee: |
Free |
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Group Description: |
Mutual Help |
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Additional Information: |
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Website: |
http://ocd-bayarea.com |
Obsessive Compulsive Foundation of
the San Francisco Bay Area Supports the following meetings. Severe hoarding
can be included.
Kaiser in Santa Clara - First Saturday of
the month
10a.m. to Noon
900 Kaiser Blvd. Bldg. B Conference room
Santa Clara
Contact: Judy (650) 245-1298
E-Mail Contact:
judyshew8@yahoo.com
Berkeley OCD support group
Second and last Saturday of the month
3:00 to 5pm
CalvaryPresbyterian Church,
1940 Virginia Street, Berkeley
For further information
Call the facilitator Norm at (510)-841-3102 or
email him at:
cryonorm@hotmail.com
On Line Support
Tips on joining on line support groups
http://www.ocfoundation.org/1005/m150a_001.htm
Find some really good guidance and
tips here for starting the process of cleaning up and getting organized.
Messies Anonymous is an
organization for people who struggle with messiness.
Messies Anonymous: 5025 SW 114th Ave., Miami, FL 33165. 1-800-MESS
AWAY
On their website, they provide links to many on-line support groups, including
one
for hoarders and one for friends of hoarders. The main site is:
http://www.messies.com/
The link for the Messies
Anonymous hoarding on-line support group is:
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Messiness-and-Hoarding/
Online Self-Help Support Groups for OCD Hoarders
Paula,
Christie and Phyllis share their experiences with on line support at:
http://www.ocfoundation.org/1005/m150a_002.htm
A new e-community, called Stepping Out of Squalor, which you can find at
http://takeonestepatatime.proboards80.com/index.cgi.
For Parents, mates,
friends or children of hoarders
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mates-of-Messies
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Friends-of-Hoarders
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