If you’re in the area, be sure to go listen to this special speaker who will be presenting… “…Ceci Garrett, B.S. Psychology, is the adult child of a hoarder.  Ceci founded Lightening the Load, a ministry that works to connect those in the Spokane area with resources and hope as they unclutter their homes, lives, …

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Sent in to the COH website, posting with contact info. per her request: ===================================== Hello COH, My name is Laura M. Niehaus and I am a graduate student studying sociology at the University of Akron in northern Ohio currently working on my master’s thesis. I am looking for volunteers to be interviewed about their experiences …

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“…What angers Harry most are people who blame the adult children for the problem and say they are neglecting their parents. “That’s the kicker,” he said. “That’s the one that’s the worst.”… http://www.dailyrecord.com/article/20130408/NJNEWS/304080001/Hoarders-take-toll-on-families

“…Enter The Hoarding Disorder Institute, a private company serving all of New Jersey that opens this week. Its founder is Marcie Cooper of Fair Lawn, a social worker, educator, and geriatric care manager already known for leading training sessions on hoarding to those who encounter it in a professional capacity…”

Interaction with the people who collect, accumulate, and acquire this massive amounts of belongings can place the first responder in a different type of danger…

The victim’s brother tells FOX 17 that piles of belongings and junk were strewn around the home.  The contents may have blocked a carbon monoxide detector as well as vents which prevented any air to circulate…  

“…Hoarders tend to organize the world spatially and visually, rather than categorically. Instead of putting a new electricity bill in a designated folder, for example, a hoarder might slip the bill on top of a particular pile of stuff, committing to memory a visual map of its location. In this way, many hoarders can look …

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“…it wasn’t until I moved out for college that I was able to fully grasp the idea that I did not owe anything to inanimate objects, that I wasn’t making an eternal vow to keep things forever the moment I bought them, that I didn’t have to sacrifice my happiness in order to keep items …

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A site dedicated to educating firefighters about hoarded homes!

Essay by a daughter in The New York Times about the challenges of parenting your own child when you are the child of a hoarder.

“It’s only by being in the DSM-5 that it opens up the possibility there will be teaching about hoarding di sorder in university programs for…”

Hoarding Disorder officially voted in for inclusion in the DSM 5 as a separate disorder.

Impact of Hoarding on Parent-Adult Child Relationships and Family Functioning

Rest in Peace, Sidney Patrick—a wonderful woman who will be missed by so many. Sidney, a passionate advocate for children of hoarders, will live in the hearts of COH across the land forever. Our sympathy goes out to all Sidney’s friends and family members. Thank you for everything, Sidney. You will be sorely missed. http://www.milbetweenus.com/2012/10/sidney.html …

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Hoarding is a psychological condition affecting 4 million Americans. But it’s more than just shocking fodder for a reality show. For some, hoarding can turn deadly.  It features hoarding expert Randy Frost, Sidney Patrick (author of the blog, “My Mother-in-law is still sitting between us”), and Frances Boudreaux, daughter of a hoarder and the author of Where …

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-Dr. Catherine Ayers conducts research on effective treatments for compulsive hoarders. Website: ayerslab.wordpress.com Facebook: facebook.com/AyersLab

…It’s at that moment when Trish is forced to consider the one thing she’s always hoped wasn’t true: that she’s living out her mother’s life as a compulsive hoarder. … two very different sisters are about to uncover more than just piles of junk, as years of secrets, resentments, obsessions, and pain are finally brought …

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“Nice Children Stolen From Car,” tells the story of her teenage years in the chaotic household of her father, a compulsive hoarder. Through a series of stand-alone vignettes, Allen shares, from a young adult perspective, what it was like for her and her siblings to be raised in a house where nothing was ever thrown …

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Participate in this online survey by THE HOARDING PROJECT: the first large-scale study that examines the combined influence that family experiences and unresolved trauma have on the severity of hoarding behavior. Learn more and contribute your input here!: http://thehoardingproject.org/projects

Compulsive Hoarding Action Group-Edinburgh April 2012 Newsletter with COH interviews starting on page 5. Thank you CHANGE for including voices of children of hoarders in your newsletter!

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University are conducting two online studies about the relationships of individuals with OCD or hoarding.  Each study involves completing questionnaires online about relationships, emotions and OCD.  You must be at least 18 to participate.  Those who participate may enter into a raffle for a Target gift card.  The information gathered …

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Psychiatric Times Hoarding: If You Suspect a Child Lives With a Hoarder -April 13, 2012- Hoarding is a tenacious disorder that strikes millions of people and affects families and communities.1 -Few children reveal they are living in a hoarded home. Paradoxically, by encouraging the child to disclose the hoarding behaviors of the parent, clinicians are …

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Interested in Hoarding Disorder, proposed as a new disorder in the DSM 5? Check out the podcast-interview with Professor David Mataix-Cols (Kings College, London) here: http://rucklab.com/meet-the-expert-podcast-series/

CeCi Garrett, (who many of you may have seen on A&E’s HOARDERS episode with Judie <& Gail,>) and Dr. Suzanne Chabaud, will be presenting in a break-out session at: The Mental Health Association-San Francisco 14th Annual Conference on Hoarding & Cluttering They will be presenting the first in-depth research about adult children of hoarders, conducted …

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A Toronto researcher has launched the first study of its kind to explore a key but little understood aspect of hoarding: the link between hoarders and their loved ones.

Children of Hoarders: Special Report One group is trying to raise awareness about the lives of kids who have hoarders for parents. Rory Devine reports.

Extremely insightful  post on Hoarder’s Son’s Blog: ~Lessons Learned by a Child of a Hoarder~

Dr. Suzanne Chabaud Sets the Stage for Children of Hoarders Research ›From the time that the ChildrenOfHoarders.com website was launched in 2006, adult children of hoarders have been sharing experiences and developing ideas about how growing up in a hoarding environment can affect a child and how those effects can echo into adulthood. While it …

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Psychiatric Times COMMENTARY The Hidden Lives of Children of Hoarders By Suzanne A. Chabaud, PhD | November 10, 2011 Dr Chabaud merged her dual doctorate in developmental and clinical psychology from Vanderbilt University to treat hundreds of clients of all ages. She founded the OCD Institute of Greater New Orleans, where she and her staff …

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“To learn that life is not just about what happened to you, but how you can move past it. I may still suffer with this, struggle every day to do basic things like answer the phone or open the door for someone, but I will be stronger for it, & I will make my life …

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NPR’s “Here and Now” program interviewing Holly Sabiston, daughter of a hoarder, 7/19/2011.

…”What about the children of hoarders? There hasn’t been a lot of focus aimed at them. Not only is there a genetic component, just like OCD and bipolar disorder, but there’s a behavioral element, and symptoms of hoarding can start as early as age 12. This is why experts say…”

…clutter, emotional chaos There’s nothing unusual about a mother or father who collects stamps, baseball cards or porcelain dolls. But when hobbyists become hoarders, their children often end up with life-long emotional effects. Go to full article in Deseret News

Children of Hoarders on Leaving the Cluttered Nest

Some children of hoarders contract professional cleanup crews that can charge from $5,000 to $20,000 for a full clean. For others, the true treasures of a life—a special pair of ear rings, photographs from long ago—are buried between the layers of non-essential stuff a hoarder hoards. …

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