What do Hoarding Task Forces do? Can they really help me?

COH & ACOA Joined: Jul 22, 2006 Posts: 2038 Location: Cabo

Relocated post made by member Mark O:
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Donna wrote:

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Anyone have any advice, input, information on this topic that might help someone searching for the answer?

The only way to answer that question is to ask the Task Force! Call a representative of that task force and ask--"How can you help me?" If you don't like the answer, don't give them your identifying info.

Most task forces are trying to figure out how to help--they don't have all the answers--if they did, they wouldn't need to have a task force--they'd just "do it!"

You might be able to give them a perspective they don't have. The task force that I am affiliated with welcomes input and participation from family members who are on the recovery side of the issue--the reason is that we are not a "therapy group" and cannot in the Task Force group setting help the individual family member deal with their emotional issues. We are a group of individuals and organization representatives trying to understand hoarding and develop effective, humane interventions.

The Task Force may have some practical suggestions--plus explain their roles, responsibilities and limitations. I am finding that a lot of "the public" has a misunderstanding of what "we government authorities" can and cannot do. At the very least the Task Force should be able to educate you on who they are and their abilities/limitations.

Again, your input may be valued by the Task Force in question. Call.

Best of luck.

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Mark Odom
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