{"id":1600,"date":"2011-03-28T07:59:07","date_gmt":"2011-03-28T11:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/childrenofhoarders.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=1600"},"modified":"2012-04-15T10:25:06","modified_gmt":"2012-04-15T14:25:06","slug":"htfs-in-the-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/legacy.childrenofhoarders.com\/?page_id=1600","title":{"rendered":"HTF&#8217;s in The News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Hoarding Task Forces, in the news (past articles):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/content.hamptonroads.com\/story.cfm?story=125578&amp;ran=223852\">Beach   identifies hoarders, helps them overcome compulsion<\/a><br \/>\nThe Virginian   Pilot,  By Susan E. White,  May 29, 2007<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/findarticles.com\/p\/articles\/mi_qn4176\/is_20070514\/ai_n19113175\">Marin   County Task Force on Hoarding<\/a><br \/>\n&#8220;More to hoarding than   just clutter&#8221;,  Oakland Tribune, \u00a0May 14, 2007 ,  by Paul Liberatore<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/ocregister\/news\/columns\/article_1328946.php\">Grabbing   hoarding by the horns<\/a><br \/>\n(Orange County,   CA) By FRANK MICKADEIT,  October 25, 2006<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2006\/07\/26\/AR2006072601696.html\">Hoarder&#8217;s   Eviction   Didn&#8217;t Violate                                Rights, Judge   Rules<\/a><br \/>\nArlington, VA-By Brigid Schulte,  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            Washington Post Staff Writer,  July 27, 2006<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/GMA\/LegalCenter\/story?id=2159517&amp;page=1\">(See   similar story-abcnews.com)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2006\/06\/17\/AR2006061700905.html\">Fighting   to Remain Engulfed in Junk<\/a><br \/>\nAs Task Forces Move In, Hoarders Strike   Back in Court<br \/>\nBy Brigid Schulte,  Washington Post Staff Writer,  June 18, 2006<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/arlington_defends_task_force_officials.html\/\">Arlington   is defending the actions<\/a><br \/>\nof its Hoarding Task Force, a group   charged with removing stockpiles  of materials from apartments and homes   that present dangers to  residents.<br \/>\nby David Francis, The Examiner,  July 26, 2006<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2005\/12\/07\/AR2005120701262.html\">Stockpiling   Run Rampant <\/a><br \/>\n(Fairfax, VA),  By Timothy   Dwyer,  Washington Post,  December 8, 2005<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2005\/06\/15\/AR2005061500737.html\">Social   Workers Hope to  Coordinate                                Treatment of Hoarders<br \/>\n<\/a>By Cameron W. Barr,  Washington Post Staff Writer,  June 16, 2005<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/templates\/story\/story.php?storyId=1611067\">Task   Force (NY) Seeks to Help Compulsive Hoarders<\/a><br \/>\nNPR:by Margot Adler,  Morning   Edition, January 22, 2004<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2003\/12\/31\/nyregion\/31HOAR.html?ex=1388293200&amp;en=04d718630cd7ce76&amp;ei=5007&amp;partner=USERLAND\">So   Much Clutter, So Little Room:  Examining the Roots of   Hoarding<\/a><br \/>\nNew York Times,  By NINA   BERNSTEIN,  Published: December 31, 2003<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/seattlepi.nwsource.com\/local\/93443_hoarding30.shtml\">Task   Force Tries to Save Those Who Save Too Much<\/a><br \/>\nBy HEATH FOSTER,  SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER  REPORTER, October 30, 2002<\/p>\n<p>University of Kansas School of  Social Welfare Office of  Aging and                                 Long Term Care Report, 2007: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oaltc.ku.edu\/Reports\/Final%20Report%20053107.pdf\"><br \/>\nSecond, we communicated   with key   informants from hoarding task forces<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/72.14.253.104\/search?q=cache:gIq9Ng3YDFAJ:www.cmha-hp.on.ca\/documents\/Findings_from_Interviews_and_Focus_Groups.doc+Hoarding+Services+Support+Group&amp;hl=en&amp;ct=clnk&amp;cd=30\">Canada: Findings from Interviews and Focus   GroupsCommunity Response to Hoarding<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>CA:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.health.groups.yahoo.com\/group\/LAHoardingTaskForce\">Los Angeles  Hoarding Task Force<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/findarticles.com\/p\/articles\/mi_qn4176\/is_20070514\/ai_n19113175\">Marin County Hoarding Task Force<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ochealthinfo.com\/behavioral\/amhs\/hoarding.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Orange County Task   Force on Hoarding<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/SDHordingColltn\">San Diego Hoarding Coallition <\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nmha.org\/newsroom\/bell\/2006\/2006-09_QA.html\">San Francisco Compulsive Hoarding &amp; Cluttering Project<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mha-sf.org\/resources\/hoarding.html\">SF  Hoarding &amp; Cluttering   Resource List<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/mha-sf.org\/programs\/ichc.cfm\">SF Institute on   Compulsive Hoarding &amp; Cluttering<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/mha-sf.org\/programs\/ichc\/sftaskforce.cfm\">San   Francisco-Hoarding Task Force<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>MA:<\/strong><br \/>\nBoston   Hoarding Task Force is chaired by Ruth Harel of the Boston Housing Court   Tenancy Preservation program. <a href=\"mailto:rharel@baycove.org\">rharel@baycove.org<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/beverlyhoardingtaskforce.blogspot.com\/\">Beverly, MA Hoarding Task Force<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.newtonseniors.org\/links\/articles\/10--%20CLUTTER%20OR%20SOMETHING%20MORE%20SERIOUS.pdf\">Newton Hoarder&#8217;s Task Force<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhoa.com\/hoarding-guide_3-07.doc\">Northhampton Hoarding Task Force<\/a><br \/>\nSharon 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 | <a href=\"mailto:smiller@townofSharon.org\">smiller@townofSharon.org<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:lsaltus@masshousing.com\">Western Massachusetts Hoarding Task Force<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>MD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gazette.net\/stories\/04212010\/gaitnew195456_32554.php\">Gaithersburg<\/a><br \/>\nContact the county&#8217;s Department of Health and Human Services or hhsmail@montgomerycountymd.gov<\/p>\n<p><strong>TX<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>NEW<\/strong>:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ktsm.com\/news\/hoarding-task-force-begins-work\"> El Paso&#8217;s newly-formed Hoarding Task Force held its first meeting<\/a>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>VA:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fairfaxcounty.gov\/dpwes\/trash\/hoarding.htm\">Fairfax County Virginia Hoarding Task Force<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>WA:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hoardingwashington.com\/index.html\">Washington State Hoarding Task Force <\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>UK<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hoardinguk.org\/3.html\">Hoarding UK<\/a> is looking to create a   collaborate group of relevant participants who  together will work to   create a &#8216;Hoarding Task Force&#8217; at local level  throughout the UK.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hoarding Task Forces, in the news (past articles): Beach identifies hoarders, helps them overcome compulsion The Virginian Pilot, By Susan E. 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