Hoarding Task Forces, in the news (past articles):
Beach identifies hoarders, helps them overcome compulsion
The Virginian Pilot, By Susan E. White, May 29, 2007
Marin County Task Force on Hoarding
“More to hoarding than just clutter”, Oakland Tribune, May 14, 2007 , by Paul Liberatore
Grabbing hoarding by the horns
(Orange County, CA) By FRANK MICKADEIT, October 25, 2006
Hoarder’s Eviction Didn’t Violate Rights, Judge Rules
Arlington, VA-By Brigid Schulte, Washington Post Staff Writer, July 27, 2006
(See similar story-abcnews.com)
Fighting to Remain Engulfed in Junk
As Task Forces Move In, Hoarders Strike Back in Court
By Brigid Schulte, Washington Post Staff Writer, June 18, 2006
Arlington is defending the actions
of its Hoarding Task Force, a group charged with removing stockpiles of materials from apartments and homes that present dangers to residents.
by David Francis, The Examiner, July 26, 2006
Stockpiling Run Rampant
(Fairfax, VA), By Timothy Dwyer, Washington Post, December 8, 2005
Social Workers Hope to Coordinate Treatment of Hoarders
By Cameron W. Barr, Washington Post Staff Writer, June 16, 2005
Task Force (NY) Seeks to Help Compulsive Hoarders
NPR:by Margot Adler, Morning Edition, January 22, 2004
So Much Clutter, So Little Room: Examining the Roots of Hoarding
New York Times, By NINA BERNSTEIN, Published: December 31, 2003
Task Force Tries to Save Those Who Save Too Much
By HEATH FOSTER, SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER, October 30, 2002
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.
Canada: Findings from Interviews and Focus GroupsCommunity Response to Hoarding
CA:
Los Angeles Hoarding Task Force
Marin County Hoarding Task Force
Orange County Task Force on Hoarding
San Diego Hoarding Coallition
San Francisco Compulsive Hoarding & Cluttering Project
SF Hoarding & Cluttering Resource List
SF Institute on Compulsive Hoarding & Cluttering
San Francisco-Hoarding Task Force
MA:
Boston Hoarding Task Force is chaired by Ruth Harel of the Boston Housing Court Tenancy Preservation program. rharel@baycove.org.
Beverly, MA Hoarding Task Force
Newton Hoarder’s Task Force
Northhampton Hoarding Task Force
Sharon does not have a formal task force, but, depending on the case, Sheila Miller, Town Nurse, will work with the MSW, fire, police and building inspector and other outside agencies. Sheila Miller | smiller@townofSharon.org
Western Massachusetts Hoarding Task Force
MD
Gaithersburg
Contact the county’s Department of Health and Human Services or hhsmail@montgomerycountymd.gov
TX
NEW: El Paso’s newly-formed Hoarding Task Force held its first meeting…
VA:
Fairfax County Virginia Hoarding Task Force
WA:
Washington State Hoarding Task Force
UK
Hoarding UK is looking to create a collaborate group of relevant participants who together will work to create a ‘Hoarding Task Force’ at local level throughout the UK.