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 area know?
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 |
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Cleaning Companies familiar with hoarded homes, local services for assistance cleaning out a hoarded home
Crisis Cleaning Advice:
From those that have done it.
Crisis Cleaning discussion forum
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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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What is a BTI Graduate?
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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: |
Anxiety Care - is a London, England charity that "tries to help people
suffering from anxiety disorders to plan, initiate and carry through their
own recovery programmes alone, with the support of charity
volunteers, or under the direction of a mental health professional". The
web site has a chat room and an interesting, although somewhat out-
dated, article on OCD.
OCD Action
Aberdeen Centre
22-24 Highbury Grove
London N5 2EA
Information Line: 0845 390 6232 (you can leave a message here
asking for leaflets to be sent to you)
Office: 0870 360 6232
E-mail: info@ocdaction.org.uk
Offers advice and support for people experiencing obsessive-
compulsive disorder and related disorders such as body dysmorphic
disorder, compulsive skin picking and trichotillomania. Also provides
information for carers and interested professionals. Can provide details
of local support groups.
OCD-UK
PO Box 8955
Nottingham NG10 9AU
Tel: 0870 126 9506 (24 hours)
E-mail: admin@ocduk.org
First Steps: http://www.first-steps.org/
National Phobics Society
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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.)
decluttering and organising in the UK & Ireland
Find a declutterer
No More Clutter: http://www.nomoreclutter.co.uk/
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Support Groups (in-person)for
Compulsive Hoarders:
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National-check for a local listing(might be some in UK too?)
Clutterers Anonymous, ClutterLESS Recovery Groups
Wallsend Self Help Group - helps "those suffering with Anxiety,
Depression, OCD, and many other phobia and stress related problems."
(Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, Great Britain)
Support Group - London:Central -
OCD Action/Satwant Singh - Hoarding Support Group
Satwant Singh and OCD Action are working together to support people who obsessively hoard. OCD Action works for all people with OCD and as such, you do not have to be a member of OCD Action to attend.
The group is open to those who have hoarding issues, their family, friends and carers. This is a professionally-led group. Satwant is a specialist in this field and is donating his time to help people with OCD who hoard.
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Support Groups for family members: |
Alanon Meeting locations
Support Group - London:Central -
OCD Action/Satwant Singh - Hoarding Support Group
Satwant Singh and OCD Action are working together to support people who obsessively hoard. OCD Action works for all people with OCD and as such, you do not have to be a member of OCD Action to attend.
The group is open to those who have hoarding issues, their family, friends and carers. This is a professionally-led group. Satwant is a specialist in this field and is donating his time to help people with OCD who hoard.
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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Other resources & information to note:
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Compulsive Hoarding Resource Discussion Forum
-Find your country.
Channel 4, aired the World of Compulsive Hoarders 5/2/2007:
http://www.channel4.com/health/microsites/0-9/4health/mind/wwr_ocd.html#helphoarders
"Life of Grime": Edmund Trebus
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