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APS-Animal Hoarding- Cleaning Co.'s-CPS-Codes/Legal/Housing-Doctors & Therapists-Elder Services-Fire Safety Related-
Hoarding Task Forces-Handymen/Repairs-Organizers-Support Groups for Hoarders-
Support for Family Members-Meal Delivery-Treatment Centers-OCF Affiliate-Other -Tell us about a resource
Trying to start a support group or community resource for Hoarding in your area?
Our pages get a lot of visitors, why not announce it here and let others in your state know?
Adult Protective Services, State laws & Statewide Resources
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National Center on Elder Abuse, by state
Another source for by state listings
Johnson County:
Communityworks, Inc.
Description: Provide advocacy, independent living skills training, case management, cognitive therapy, drug and alcohol counseling, speech therapy, personal assistants, head injury waiver screening, job placement and night support. Teach people to cook in their own kitchen, shop in their local grocery store, and support other goals and aspirations.
Contact:(913) 789-9900
URL:http://www.communityink.com
Additional/related:
Reporting elder abuse/self-neglect
How APS works |
Animal Hoarding
Animal Hoarding:What caseworkers need to know
Animal Hoarding News Only
The Hoarding of Animals
Research Consortium
News from HARC
Humane Society of United States
Animal Sheltering
Interventions
Public Policy
Resource Manual
More News
New Report
More Animal Hoarding articles
Fact Sheet from wildlifeprotection.net |
Animal Hoarding Crisis Intervention
The Tufts University Hoarding of Animals Research Consortium (HARC) at is compiling a list of people who specialize in animal hoarding crisis intervention. One counselor available at present (See below).
Fee-for-Service Consultations- Long distance telephone consultation services provided (or available) for out-of-state clients or organizations. References are available upon request. For further information and costs of service, contact Ms. Nathanson directly. Email: jnncnslt@aol.com or Telephone: (617) 325-4828 |
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seeking information
Tips if you don't see one listed in your area:
•Check the online classifieds on craigslist.org for “junk removal” services or for “handyman” and cleaning labor.
•Check your local churches to see if they have volunteer groups to help clean out these types of homes.
•Post on Freecycle.org
•If you don't see a company listed in your area, some people have reported finding companies to clean out these types of homes by searching "crime scene clean-ups" or "meth lab clean-ups."
•Also see our Family Resource Community where members can post known resources.
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Child Protective Services and related resources :
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Phone numbers/websites, by state
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Codes/Legal/Housing
Nolo.com: Nolo's mission is to make the legal system work for everyone -- not just lawyers.
- Library of Congress
Links to Web, gopher, telnet, and ftp sites that contain the full text of state statutes, state constitutions and other legislative resources
- American Law Sources On-line (ALSO)
Links to state laws, court information, Attorney General opinions, and more
- FindLaw: State
Links to State statutes, codes, Supreme Court opinions, and case law
- National Conference of State Legislatures
Links to State Legislatures
- State and Local Government Resources on the Net
By Piper Resources
- American Assn. of code enforcement
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Johnson County:
Catholic Charities
Description: Provide basic necessities on emergency basis only. These include: food, gasoline, prescriptions, utility assistance and rent assistance in eviction situations. Other services include employment counseling, basic education programs and adult parenting life skills classes. Crisis counselor available on site by appointment only.
Contact:(913) 782-4077
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Catholic Community Services
Description: Provide basic necessities on emergency basis only. These include: food, gasoline, prescriptions, utility assistance and rent assistance in an eviction situation. Has infant resource center and provides Shawnee Mission school supplies.
Contact:(913) 432-5158 Ext 2
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Coalition for Independence
Description: To provide independent living services to persons of any disability for a more productive living situation in the community. Services include independent living skills training, peer counseling, advocacy, information and referral, and public awareness education. In addition, personal care and assistant services are provided.
Contact:(913) 631-8811
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What is a BTI Graduate?
Dr. Kathie Nichols, PhD
5200 West 15th Street - Suite 302
Lawrence, KS 66049
Phone: (785) 865-1534
Fax: (785) 865-1331
Child/Adol/OC Spectrum Disorders/Trichotillomania/Hoarding/Home Visits/Support Group/ERP/CBT
Harriet H. Barrish, PhD
4601 College Boulevard
Suite 270
Leawood, KS 66211
Phone: (913).491.4343
Child/Adol/Adults/OC Spectrum Disorders/Trichotillomania/Hoarding/Home
Visits/ERP/CBT
Joi McNeley-Phelps, PhD
8629 Bluejacket
Suite100
Lenexa, KS 66214
Phone: (913).677.3553
Email: mcneley-phelps@clinical-assoc.com
Child/Adol/Adults/OC Spectrum Disorders/BDD/Trichotillomania/Hoarding/ Sliding Scale/Accepts Medicaid/ERP/CBT
Lisa R. Hale, PhD
Director
Kansas City Center for Anxiety Treatment, PA
10540 Marty – Suite 200
Overland Park, KS 66212
Phone: (913) 649-8820
Email: info@kcanxiety.com
Website: www.kcanxiety.com
Child/Adol/Adult/OC Spectrum Disorders/BDD/Trichotillomania/Hoarding/ Home Visits/ERP/CBT
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Elder Services:
National Center on Elder Abuse articles: Elderly & Compulsive Hoarding
Elder law
Disability Rights Resource Guide
Preventing falls in older adults. More.
Elder resource list
Documents to have on aging parents
Articles:
Working With Individuals With Dementia Who Rummage and Hoard* (pdf)
By: Rosemary Bakker, MS, ASID-Weill Medical College of Cornell University.
Paulette Michaud, LMSW-Manager, Education & Training-Alzheimer's Association, NYC Chapter
Senior's Cluttering Issues*: ClutterLESS.org
Hoarding and Alzheimer's Disease-One Daughter's Story
Presented by Rosemary Bakker, Director of NYC Hoarding Task Force on Hoarding and Older Adults
Preventing Falls Among Older Adults
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Fall Prevention Center of Excellence
Information for individuals and families
Care at Home: An E-book About Eldercare at Home
Caregiving.com provides insights, information, and inspirations to persons who care for an aging relative.
Articles, comprehensive checklists, and links to key resources ... designed to make it easier for family caregivers to quickly find the information they need ... and avoid overlooking something important in the care of their loved one.
Children of Aging Parents
National Alliance for Caregiving
National Alliance for Caregiving, A National Resource on Caregiving, NAC is dedicated to providing support to family caregivers and the professionals who help them and to increasing public awareness of issues facing family caregiving.
National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers
How a geriatric case manager can be helpful to you; how to find a local geriatric case manager (database).
End of life resources
BenefitsCheckUp
The National Council on aging created this service that identifies federal and state assistance programs for older Americans. After entering simple information, such as age, income and zip code, BenefitsCheckup explains which benefit programs the inquirer may be eligible for and how to apply for them. The whole process takes less than 15 minutes and is completely confidential; as such, it doesn't require the user's name, address, phone number, social security number, or other information that could be used to identify them
Estate planning information.
Estate, retirement and long-term care planning, Medicare/MediCal and more.
Medi-Cal
Beneficiary Information
AARP Document Re: Public Benefits
Information on Medicare Health Plans, Nursing Home information for each state and county.
Phone: 1-800-633-4227
Information on Medicare Health Plans, Nursing Home information for each state and county. Phone: 1-800-633-4227
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Inc
Find an Elder Law Attorney in your area, Free "Questions and Answers When Looking for an Elder Law Attorney."
National Institute of Mental Health (Crisis in Geriatric Mental Health)
American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
Consumer Guide to Choosing a Nursing Home
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National Eldercare Locator
The Eldercare Locator is the first step to finding resources for older adults in any U.S. community.
National Association of State Units on Aging
National Association of Area Agencies on Aging
find a resource in your area
Locate your American Assn of Homes & Services for the Aged state association
Sedgwick County Department on Aging/Hoarding
The University of Kansas-School of Social Welfare
Office of Aging and Long Term Care
Report:
Older Adults Who Hoard: Identifying Risks Enhancing Opportunitites
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Wichita/Sedgwick
County Hoarding
Task Force
Intensive one-day workshop about Hoarding
April
4,2008
Hoarding Discussed In Topeka
A statewide task force has been meeting for about a year focusing on a serious disorder called hoarding. It affects millions of households in the United States.
WATCH VIDEO
Related news:
University of Kansas School of
Social Welfare Office of Aging and
Long Term Care Report, 2007:
...Second, we communicated with key informants from hoarding task forces around the country to
identify innovative protocols and
state or local codes that have
shown to be effective in assisting
older adults who hoard to maintain
community tenure.
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Local handymen/repair services (who have been personally used, are familiar with hoarded homes and will not judge): |
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Local Meal Delivery Services (for when kitchens are not functional):
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Obsessive Compulsive Foundation Affiliate: |
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Professional organizers, familiar with treating hoarding clients and/or de-clutter helpers:
Beth Johnson's one-on-one personal coaching via email and phone. (The Clutter Workshop)
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You can see if any are listed here(National Study Group on Chronic Disorganization certificate program graduate lists.)
Pat McCutcheon
The Clutter Cutter
Member, Wichita Hoarding Task Force
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Support Groups (in-person)for
Compulsive Hoarders:
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National-check for a local listing
Clutterers Anonymous, ClutterLESS Recovery Groups
Johnson County:
Al-Anon Family Groups
Description: Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength and hope in order to solve their common problems. Call the 24-hour answering service for information on meeting times and locations -
(913) 384-4653.
Contact:(913) 384-4653
URL:http://www.alanonneks.org/
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Alateen
Description: Alateen is a fellowhip of young people whose lives have been affected by alcoholism in a family member or close friend. Members help each other by sharing experiences, strength and hope.
Contact:913-384-9653 |
Online groups, websites |
Support Groups for family members: |
Alanon Meeting locations
Online:
Family & Friends Online Community on COH website
Family & Friends general discussion forum
Support group list for family members
COH-only Support Group:
COH Support Group information. COH map.
Group photo albums (members only)
Repeating topics discussed (members only)
For families where animal hoarding is a problem: See
The Hoarding of Animals Research Consortium web site.
Tips for families and friends
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seeking information
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Other resources & information to note:
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Compulsive Hoarding Resource Discussion Forum
-Find your state.
Lots of resources in Johnson County & Statewide
Sign up to receive information by mail or e-mail about compulsive hoarding, a list of hoarding treatment providers nationwide, information about upcoming research studies, and announcements for new self-help references for compulsive hoarding. Note: this option is available to all, regardless of where you live.
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