{"id":4019,"date":"2012-03-29T20:24:41","date_gmt":"2012-03-30T00:24:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/childrenofhoarders.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=4019"},"modified":"2016-10-01T12:21:27","modified_gmt":"2016-10-01T16:21:27","slug":"mddc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/legacy.childrenofhoarders.com\/?page_id=4019","title":{"rendered":"MD\/DC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Do you have a resource or any other information at all to share for this location?<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <strong> Please post about it in the comment section below, thank you!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000000;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/i77.photobucket.com\/albums\/j58\/COHDonna\/New%20Sub%20Album\/paw.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"46\" height=\"46\" \/>Animal Hoarding:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We aren&#8217;t aware of any specialized resources in this area for animal hoarding right now, but below are good sources of information that may help lead you to find resources in your area:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/vet.tufts.edu\/hoarding\/\" target=\"_blank\">HARC, the Hoarding of Animals Research Consortium<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">, a group of researchers who collaborated from 1997-2006 to define and better understand the problem of animal hoarding.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tufts.edu\/vet\/cfa\/hoarding\/consult.htm\" target=\"_blank\">The Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine-Crisis Intervention Information<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><br \/>\nAlso: Fee-for-Service Consultations<\/strong>&#8211; Long distance telephone consultation services provided (or available) for out-of-state clients or organizations. References are available upon request. For further information and costs of service, contact Email: jnncnslt@aol.com or (617) 325-4828 <\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/vet.tufts.edu\/hoarding\/picts\/approaches.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">Infographic<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">: The challenge of intervention<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/takeonestepatatime.proboards.com\/index.cgi?action=display&amp;board=general&amp;thread=6979\" target=\"_blank\">Comprehensive List re: Animal Hoarding, Stepping out of Squalor Forums<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/vet.tufts.edu\/hoarding\/pubs\/masshousing.pdf\">3 Stages &amp; types of animal hoarding, by Gary J. Patronek, VMD, PhD<\/a>. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tufts.edu\/vet\/hoarding\/picts\/typology.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">(Infographic)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.avmamedia.org\/display.asp?sid=429&amp;NAME=Animal_Hoarding\" target=\"_blank\">this podcast<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">, Dr. Gary Patronek, clinical assistant professor at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, discusses animal hoarding.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\" http:\/\/www.tufts.edu\/vet\/hoarding\/picts\/wrkngmodel.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">Descriptive model<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">: Path to Animal Hoarding<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/animalhoardinginfo.blogspot.com\/\">Animal Hoarding News &amp; Information<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/blog\/dirty-secret\/201103\/animal-hoarding-view-the-trenches\" target=\"_blank\">Animal Hoarding: A View from the Trenches,<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">PsychologyToday.com, March 8, 2011-By Jessie Sholl-author of Dirty Secret: A Daughter Comes Clean About Her Mother\u2019s Compulsive Hoarding <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000000;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.goldwave.com\/images\/tools.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" \/>Assessment &amp; Measurement Tools:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.challengingdisorganization.org\/content\/clutter-8212-hoarding-scale\">The Institute for Chronic Disorganization Clutter-Hoarding Scale<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Free assessment tool to help professional organizers and related professionals evaluate the health and safety aspect of clutter\/hoarding situations. <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">More info about the ICD Hoarding Scale: <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagonow.com\/organizing-with-erin\/2012\/01\/yes-virginia-there-is-a-hoarding-scale\/\">Level 1<\/a> \/ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagonow.com\/organizing-with-erin\/2012\/02\/level-two-on-the-hoarding-scale-blue\/\">Level 2<\/a> \/ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagonow.com\/organizing-with-erin\/2012\/02\/level-three-on-the-hoarding-scale-elevated\/\">Level 3<\/a> \/ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagonow.com\/organizing-with-erin\/2012\/02\/hoarding-scale-levels-four-and-five\/\">Levels 4 &amp; 5<\/a>. <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Another<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.squalorsurvivors.com\/squalor\/measuring.shtml\"> good overview<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> for understanding of this scale, and <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.childrenofhoarders.com\/pdf\/nsgcd_clutterhoardingscale.pdf\">a 9-page report<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> outlining it as well.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ocfoundation.org\/uploadedFiles\/Hoarding\/Resources\/Saving%20Cognitions%20Inventory.pdf\">Saving Cognitions Inventory<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Steketee, G., Frost, R.O., &amp; Kyrios, M. (2003). Cognitive aspects of compulsive hoarding. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 27, 463-479.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ocfoundation.org\/uploadedFiles\/Hoarding\/Resources\/SI-R%28ModifiedFormat%29.pdf\">Saving Inventory-Revised<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> (SIR)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Assesses the severity of the three core features of hoarding: excessive acquisition, difficulty discarding, and clutter. International OCD Foundation Hoarding Center.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ocfoundation.org\/uploadedFiles\/Hoarding\/Research\/SIHD%20-%20August%202010.pdf\">Structured Interview Hoarding Disorder<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> (SIHD)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Alberto Pertusa, David Mataix-Cols, August 2010.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ocfoundation.org\/uploadedFiles\/Hoarding\/Resources\/Hoarding%20Rating%20Scale%20with%20interpret.pdf\">Hoarding Rating Scale<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> (HRS)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> The Hoarding Rating Scale is a 5-item semi-structured interview that can also be used as a questionnaire. The five questions include questions about clutter, difficulty discarding, excessive acquisition, distress caused by hoarding and impairment resulting from it. International OCD Foundation Hoarding Center.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ocfoundation.org\/hoarding\/cir.pdf\">Clutter Image Rating<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> (CIR) &#8220;To make sure we get an accurate sense of a clutter problem,<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">we created a series of pictures of rooms in various stages of clutter&#8230;&#8221; These pictures<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">are published in treatment manual (<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/astore.amazon.com\/childrenofhoa-20\/detail\/0195300254\">Compulsive Hoarding and Acquiring: Therapist Guide<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">, Oxford University Press) and in self-help book (<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/astore.amazon.com\/childrenofhoa-20\/detail\/0195300580\">Buried in Treasures: Help for Compulsive Acquiring,Saving, and Hoarding<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">, Oxford University Press) <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000000;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stanford.edu\/dept\/as\/mais\/applications\/authority\/tutorial2\/images\/grant.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/>Authority in the U.S. for Information about Hoarding Disorder:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IOCD\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ocfoundation.org\/hoarding\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ocfoundation.org\/img\/IOCDF-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"145\" height=\"104\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000000;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/i77.photobucket.com\/albums\/j58\/COHDonna\/New%20Sub%20Album\/trash-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"59\" \/>Cleaning Companies-Hoarded Environments:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Hoarding CleanUp Site-National Listing\" href=\"http:\/\/hoardingcleanup.com\/national_resources\">National\/International listings at Hoarding CleanUp.com\/Cory Chalmers<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cleaning Companies who extend discounts to family members cleaning out for a hoarding loved one: (sorry, we aren&#8217;t aware of any at this time in this area)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\" http:\/\/hoardingcleanup.com\/advanced_bio_treatment\">Advanced Bio-Treatment<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Frederick, MD<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">(800) 860-4268<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\" http:\/\/hoardingcleanup.com\/SI_Restoration\">SI Restoration<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Serving Maryland and the District of Columbia<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">800- 356-0484<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">410-458-5371<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\" http:\/\/hoardingcleanup.com\/clutterbusters\"><br \/>\nClutterBusters!!<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Covers all of Virginia and Maryland<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">(866) CLUTTER<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">(866) 258-8837<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">(301) 309-1481<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" 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alt=\"\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/childrenofhoarders.proboards.com\/index.cgi?board=crisiscleaning\"><br \/>\nCrisis cleaning\/hoarding related<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hoardingcleanup.com\/training\" target=\"_blank\">\u2022Want to break into the cleaning business of helping people who hoard?<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nidstraining.com\/hoarder-home-specialist\/\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\u2022Hoarder Home Specialist Course<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000000;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/m3.licdn.com\/mpr\/mpr\/shrink_40_40\/p\/1\/000\/121\/151\/3c0b385.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" \/>Doctors\/Therapists\/Counselors: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Baltimore:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Gerald Nestadt, MD<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">John Hopkins Hospital<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Meyer 4-181,500 N Wolfe Street<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Baltimore, MD 21287 US<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Phone: (410) 955-4838<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bethesda:<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Jean F. Ratner, LCSW<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">8209 Hamilton Sp. Court<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bethesda, MD 20817 US<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Phone: (301) 469-8542<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fax: (301) 469-8691<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Richard Wolff, PhD<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Wildwood Medical Center<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">10401 Old Georgetown Road<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bethesda, MD 20814 US<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Phone: (301).530.4550<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fax: (301).530.2277<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Columbia:<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Deborah Cole, PsyD <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">8640 Guilford Road &#8211; Suite 235<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Kings Contrivance Village Center<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Columbia, MD 21046 US<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Phone: (410) 381-7551 or (301) 596-5916<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">John R. May, PhD<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">10774 Hickory Ridge Road<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Columbia, MD 21044 US<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Phone: (410) 992-7288 or (410) 997-2880<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Frederick:<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">David A. Dia, LCSW-C<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Blue Ridge Behavioral Health Serv.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">170 Thomas Johnson Dr &#8211; Suite 200<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Frederick, MD 21702 US<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Phone: (301) 695-8390 x 217<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fax: (301) 694-7906<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Gaithersburg:<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Louis E. Kopolow, MD, DFAPA<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Assoc Psychotherapy Centers<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">8915 Shady Grove Ct.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Gaithersburg, MD 20877 US<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Phone: (301) 963-0060<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fax: (301) 258-7482<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cynthia M. Lincoln, LCSW-C, LLC<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">100 Barbon Street , 2nd Floor, Bayview<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Havre de Grace, <\/strong>MD 21078 US<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Phone: (443) 466-6830 or (410).939.6336<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Jean F. Ratner, LCSW<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">10400 Connecticut Avenue # 201<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Kensington,<\/strong> MD 20895 US<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Phone: (301) 469-8542<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fax: (301) 469-8691<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Carol E. Watkins, MD<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">16829 York Road<\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Box 544<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Monkton,<\/strong> MD 21111 US<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Phone: (410).329.2028<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Joyce L. Robbins, ICSW <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Kenneth X. Robbins, MD<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">11305 Rouen Drive<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Potomac,<\/strong> MD 20854 US<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Phone: (301) 983-8368<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fax: (301) 299-2986<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Lynne S. Gots, PhD<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">2301 Research Blvd &#8211; Suite 210<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Rockville,<\/strong> MD 20850 US<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Phone: (301) 217-9687<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Meyer D. Glantz, PhD<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">6131 Executive Boulevard<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Rockville,<\/strong> MD 20852 US<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Phone: (301) 881-0516<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sharon C. Cooper, PhD<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">6201 Executive Blvd<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Rockville,<\/strong> MD 20852 US<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Phone: (301).299.3656<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Theresa P. Shank, PhD <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Psychological Resource Associates<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">479 Jumpers Hole Road &#8211; Suite 106<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Severna Park,<\/strong> MD 21146 US<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Phone: (410) 647-8840<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fax: (410) 647-1405<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ruth M.T. Stemberger, Ph.D.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">692 Ritchie Hwy, #204<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Severna Park, <\/strong>MD 21146 US<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Phone: (410).315.9797<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fax: (410).315.8015<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Elspeth Bell, Ph.D.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Charles S. Mansueto, Ph.D.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Behavior Therapy Center of Greater Washington<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Silver Spring, <\/strong>MD<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">301-593-4040<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bruce Hershfield, MD<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">1415 Cold Bottom Road<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Sparks,<\/strong> MD 21152 US<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Phone: (410) 771-4575<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fax: (208) 694-4107<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dr. Sally Winston, PsyD &#8211; Co Director<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Anxiety Disorder &amp; Stress Institute<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">6525 N. Charles Street<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Towson,<\/strong> MD 21204 US<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Phone: (410) 938-8454 or (410) 938-8449<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fax: (410).825.7105<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"IOCDF Treatment Provider List\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ocfoundation.org\/treatment_providers.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">National\/International listings: from the International OCD Foundation <\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000000;\">Professional Associations:<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.adaa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\nAnxiety Disorders Association of America<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.abct.org\/Members\/?m=FindTherapist&amp;fa=FT_Form&amp;nolm=1\" target=\"_blank\">Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000000;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/i77.photobucket.com\/albums\/j58\/COHDonna\/New%20Sub%20Album\/mmg-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"71\" height=\"100\" \/>Elders:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><em> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mymothersgardenmovie.com\/\">Image source-My Mother&#8217;s Garden Documentary<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncea.aoa.gov\/NCEAroot\/Main_Site\/Find_Help\/State_Resources.aspx\">National Center on Elder Abuse<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">: State Directory of Helplines, Hotlines, and Elder Abuse Prevention Resources-State reporting numbers, government agencies, state laws, state-specific data and statistics, and other resources.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.naela.org\/\">The National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Inc.<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> (NAELA) was founded in 1987 as a professional association of attorneys who are dedicated to improving the quality of legal services provided to people as they age and people with special needs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nasmm.org\/\">National Association Senior Move Managers<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> -Facilitates &#8220;the physical and emotional aspects of relocation for older adults, with a national referral network, for delivery of services with compassion and integrity.&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,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\" alt=\"\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/childrenofhoarders.proboards.com\/index.cgi?board=parentingparent\">Elder &amp; hoarding related info &amp; news stories<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/i77.photobucket.com\/albums\/j58\/COHDonna\/New%20Sub%20Album\/extcord.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"66\" height=\"66\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Fire Departments Specially Trained for Hoarded Structures\/Related:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span>Currently we don&#8217;t know of any specialized training in this area. Here&#8217;s what they are doing in Arizona though-hooray AZ!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/news\/articles\/2012\/03\/15\/20120315maricopa-county-firefighters-practice-fires-hoarder-homes.html\">Maricopa County firefighters practice battling fires in hoarder homes<\/a>.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Watch the<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pressconnects.com\/VideoNetwork\/1468561849001\/Hoarding-house-fire-hazard\">video<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,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\" alt=\"\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/childrenofhoarders.proboards.com\/index.cgi?board=fire\">Fire &amp; safety hoarding related news stories<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000000;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/a1.twimg.com\/profile_images\/349380159\/twol_normal.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000000;\"><strong>Hoarding Task Forces &amp; Related Services:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\" http:\/\/www.montgomerycountymd.gov\/content\/hhs\/Reports\/ADSReports\/finaltaskforceonhoardingbehaviorreport.pdf\">Montgomery County Task Force on Hoarding Behavior<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ocfoundation.org\/hoarding\/task_forces.aspx\">About Hoarding Task Forces<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">, by Christiana Bratiotis, PhD, Boston University<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\" http:\/\/www.ochealthinfo.com\/docs\/behavioral\/amhs\/HTF-resourceguide.pdf\">Hoarding Intervention Resource Guide<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\nOrange County California Task Force on Hoarding<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hoardingtaskforce.org\/\">International Exchange on Hoarding<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> (Task Force Lists)*<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ocfoundation.org\/hoarding\/task_forces.aspx\">International Hoarding Task Force List<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> from the IOCD Foundation*<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"4\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#62c0ff\" width=\"275\" height=\"15\">\n<div><strong>Gaithersburg Hoarding Task Force<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#efefef\" width=\"275\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gaithersburgmd.gov\/Documents\/hoarding_faq.pdf\">What is hoarding?<\/a> (pdf file)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gaithersburgmd.gov\/Documents\/hoarding_annualReport09_10.pdf\">Annual Report<\/a> (pdf file)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gaithersburgmd.gov\/Documents\/hoarding_roster.pdf\">Task Force Roster<\/a> (pdf file)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gaithersburgmd.gov\/Documents\/hoarding_tips.pdf\">Tips for Family Members<\/a> (pdf file)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>For more information on the Task Force and hoarding related questions in Gaithersburg, call the City of Gaithersburg <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gaithersburgmd.gov\/poi\/default.asp?POI_ID=101&amp;TOC=107;1715;101;\">Community Services<\/a> Division at <strong>301-258-6395 x2<\/strong>, or contact Emily Rainone in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gaithersburgmd.gov\/poi\/default.asp?POI_ID=93&amp;TOC=107;83;93;\">Neighborhood Services<\/a> Division at <strong>301-258-6340<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000000;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.victoriarobertsorganizing.com\/images\/logo-BCPO.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"49\" \/>Professional Organizers:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Professional Organizers and Hoarding Clients, IOCDF Hoarding website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ocfoundation.org\/hoarding\/professional_organizers.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Excerpt from: Professional Organizers &amp; Hoarding Clients<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> by <strong>Cristina Sorrentino Schmalisch, PhD, LICSW <\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Professional organizers can provide important help for clients who are getting mental health treatment for hoarding. Very few mental health providers make home visits and even those who do can usually only provide limited visits (for example, once per month). Working with a professional organizer can give clients critical hands-on help with their hoarded items. Ideally, the professional organizer would contact the therapist and work with them to help the client&#8217;s hoarding symptoms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Some professional organizers have specialized training in working with hoarding or related problems, such as chronic disorganization (CD). This specialized<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.challengingdisorganization.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> Institute for Challenging Disorganization (ICD) <\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">provides information about CD and trains professionals to work effectively with this problem. However, CD is not the same as hoarding because a person may be chronically disorganized without having hoarding (for example, because of current depression or attention deficit disorder). In contrast, most people who hoard do have CD. The ICD provides contact information for professional organizers with different levels of expertise in working with CD (www.challengingdisorganization.org). <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.napo.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">The National Association of Professional Organizers<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> provides contact information for the broader group of professional organizers and also provides training opportunities.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"ICDFIND\" href=\"http:\/\/www.challengingdisorganization.org\/node\/29\" target=\"_blank\">National Listings<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">: Organizers specializing in chronic disorganization (ICD Certified)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"NAPO\" href=\"http:\/\/www.napo.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">National Listings<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">: National Association of Professional Organizers<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,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\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> The ICD offers a variety of resources to help both people who are challenged by chronic disorganization and the professionals who work with them:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.challengingdisorganization.org\/content\/code-ethics\" target=\"_blank\">The Code of Ethics<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> provides guidelines for professionals and also helps potential clients know what to expect of an ethical organizer<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"ICD useful links\" href=\"http:\/\/www.challengingdisorganization.org\/content\/useful-links-public\" target=\"_blank\">The Useful Links<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> section provides links to outside organizations that offer information and assistance to chronically disorganized people<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"ICD clutter-hoarding scale\" href=\"http:\/\/www.challengingdisorganization.org\/content\/clutter-8212-hoarding-scale\" target=\"_blank\">The ICD Clutter-Hoarding Scale<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> is a free assessment tool to help professional organizers and related professionals evaluate the health and safety aspect of clutter\/hoarding situations<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"ICD FAQS\" href=\"http:\/\/www.challengingdisorganization.org\/content\/frequently-asked-questions-public\" target=\"_blank\">The FAQs section<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> provides answers to questions the public might have about chronic disorganization and the ICD<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The ICD is involved in collaborative research projects relating to chronic disorganization. The <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.challengingdisorganization.org\/content\/icd-research\" target=\"_blank\">Research Projects<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> section describes that work.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.challengingdisorganization.org\/\">Additional reading from the ICD<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/childrenofhoarders.proboards.com\/index.cgi?board=professionalorganizers\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,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\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n\u2022Professional organizers<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/metropolitanorganizing.com\/blogs\/geralin\/2010\/04\/everything-you-want-know-about-becoming-certified-professional-organizer\">\u2022Want to break into the organizing business &amp; help hoarding clients? <\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/certifiedprofessionalorganizers.org\/about-bcpo.html\">\u2022The Board of Certification for Professional Organizers<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">(BCPO<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>) (certifying body whose charter is to increase the professionalism of the organizing industry)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000000;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/i77.photobucket.com\/albums\/j58\/COHDonna\/New%20Sub%20Album\/support2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" \/>Support Groups, In-person-Family Members of Hoarders: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><a title=\"Jewish Social Service Agency\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jssa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gaithersburgmd.gov\/images\/logo_jssa.gif\" alt=\"JSSA!\" width=\"69\" height=\"43\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> Family Member Monthly Hoarding Support Group<\/strong><br \/>\nCo-sponsored by the Gaithersburg Task Force on Hoarding. Support for families and significant others. Meet in a friendly, confidential environment facilitated by a JSSA clinical social worker with experience in the area of hoarding and with family caregivers.<br \/>\n<strong>When:<\/strong> Monthly, 4th Tuesday; 6:30-8:00 p.m.<br \/>\n<strong>Where: <\/strong>200 Wood Hill Road, Rockville<br \/>\n<strong>Facilitator:<\/strong> Beth Shapiro, LCSW-C, JSSA<br \/>\n<strong>Cost:<\/strong> $15\/per session<br \/>\n<strong>Registration:<\/strong> Advance registration required. For questions and to register, please call Beth Shapiro at <strong>301-816-2665<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gaithersburgmd.gov\/Documents\/hoarding_support_flyer.pdf\">Family Member Monthly Hoarding Support Group Flyer<\/a> (pdf file)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><strong><a title=\"Jewish Social Service Agency\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jssa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gaithersburgmd.gov\/images\/logo_jssa.gif\" alt=\"JSSA!\" width=\"69\" height=\"43\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> Family Member Hoarding Education Series<\/strong><br \/>\nCo-sponsored by the Gaithersburg Task Force on Hoarding. This four session educational series is an opportunity for family members\u00a0and significant others of adults with hoarding behaviors to learn, share and re-energize with others in similar situations. Sessions feature guest speakers and facilitated discussion.<br \/>\n<strong>When: <\/strong>Thursday, September 13, September 27, October 11\u00a0\u00a0and October 25; 6:30-8:30 p.m.<br \/>\n<strong>Facilitator: <\/strong>Beth Shapiro, LCSW-C, JSSA<br \/>\n<strong>Where:<\/strong> 200 Wood Hill Road, Rockville<br \/>\n<strong>Cost:<\/strong> $60\/series of four sessions. Mail check (made payable to JSSA and identify \u201cHoarding Seminar Series\u201d) to: JSSA Family Member Hoarding Seminar Series, 200 Wood Hill Road, Rockville, MD 20850. Please include your mailing address and contact information on check.<br \/>\n<strong>Registration:<\/strong> Advance registration required. For questions and to register, please call Beth Shapiro at <strong>301-816-2665<\/strong>. Space limited to 12.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gaithersburgmd.gov\/Documents\/hoarding_seminar_series.pdf\">Family Member Hoarding Education Series Flyer<\/a> (pdf file)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000000;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/i77.photobucket.com\/albums\/j58\/COHDonna\/New%20Sub%20Album\/support2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" \/>Support Groups, In-person-Hoarders: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\" http:\/\/www.drdeborahcole.com\/page5.html\" target=\"_blank\">Deborah Cole, Psy.D. :: Psychologist :: Columbia, Maryland<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Kings Contrivance Village Center<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">8640 Guilford Road<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Columbia, Maryland 21046<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">410-381-7551<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Offers:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Therapy Group for Hoarding\/Cluttering<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Before &amp; after photos<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Homework assignments<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Compulsive buying targeted<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Awareness of impact on quality of life<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Enhanced motivation &amp; support<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Referrals to organizers if needed<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,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\" alt=\"\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ocfoundation.org\/uploadedfiles\/Hoarding\/Help_for_Hoarding\/Facilitator%27s%20Manual%20Final.pdf\">Manual for Facilitating a Support Group<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">, IOCDF, if you&#8217;d like to start one in your area!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mdvu.org\/images\/icon_tcd.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"37\" height=\"41\" \/>Treatment Centers\/Clinics for Hoarders:<\/strong><\/span> <strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\" http:\/\/www.behaviortherapycenter.com\/\">Behavior Therapy Center of Greater Washington<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dr. Elspeth Bell<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Charles S. Mansueto, Ph.D.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Silver Spring, MD<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">301-593-4040<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.anxietyandstress.com\/hoarding.html\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\nThe Anxiety &amp; Stress Disorders Institute of Maryland, LLC<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Towson, MD<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">410-938-8449<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000000;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nws.noaa.gov\/iao\/images\/General\/informationIcon.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"35\" height=\"34\" \/>Additional Information\/Resources: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ocfoundation.org\/Participants.aspx#genetic-studies-of-ocd\" target=\"_blank\">Hoarding Study in Washington D.C.<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Are you unable to use living space for what it is intended, and experience impairment in family relations and social life? The George Washington University School of Education is conducting a study on the nature of compulsive hoarding and understanding how people deal with stressful situations. The study is open to adults aged 18 and over. Participants must live within a 45 minute radius of Northern Virginia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Participation includes:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">answer a few screening questions<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">one time meeting of 45 minutes to an hour to complete surveys<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">receive a lottery ticket for participation<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For more information, please email Irene Miranda at imiranda@gwmail.gwu.edu or call (571) 276-3859.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000000;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hivandhepatitis.com\/0_2010_images\/news_icon1a.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"44\" height=\"43\" \/>News Articles\/Media: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>2\/27\/12:\u00a0 <a href=\" http:\/\/baltimore.cbslocal.com\/2012\/02\/27\/local-woman-shares-with-wjz-her-past-as-a-hoarder\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Local Woman Shares With WJZ Her Past As A Hoarder<\/em><\/a><br \/>\n2\/6\/12:\u00a0 <a href=\" http:\/\/www.wjla.com\/articles\/2012\/02\/hoarding-in-the-d-c-area-causes-physical-danger-public-health-issues-72288.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Hoarding in the D.C. area causes physical danger, public health issues (with video)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">General hoarding related news articles in our archives\/all areas, if you&#8217;d like to see how the reporting has changed (and readers comments) with all the recent awareness about Hoarding Disorder:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/childrenofhoarders.proboards.com\/index.cgi?board=news\">From 2010<br \/>\nVarious dates-selected articles<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.childrenofhoarders.com\/forum\/modules.php?name=Stories_Archive&amp;sa=show_month&amp;year=2009&amp;month=01&amp;month_l=January\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">January, 2009<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.childrenofhoarders.com\/forum\/modules.php?name=Stories_Archive&amp;sa=show_month&amp;year=2008&amp;month=10&amp;month_l=October\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> October, 2008<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.childrenofhoarders.com\/forum\/modules.php?name=Stories_Archive&amp;sa=show_month&amp;year=2008&amp;month=09&amp;month_l=September\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> September, 2008<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.childrenofhoarders.com\/forum\/modules.php?name=Stories_Archive&amp;sa=show_month&amp;year=2008&amp;month=08&amp;month_l=August\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> August, 2008<\/a><br \/>\n<a 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target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">February, 2008<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.childrenofhoarders.com\/forum\/modules.php?name=Stories_Archive&amp;sa=show_month&amp;year=2008&amp;month=01&amp;month_l=January\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">January, 2008<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.childrenofhoarders.com\/forum\/modules.php?name=Stories_Archive&amp;sa=show_month&amp;year=2007&amp;month=12&amp;month_l=December\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">December, 2007<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.childrenofhoarders.com\/forum\/modules.php?name=Stories_Archive&amp;sa=show_month&amp;year=2007&amp;month=11&amp;month_l=November\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">November, 2007<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.childrenofhoarders.com\/forum\/modules.php?name=Stories_Archive&amp;sa=show_month&amp;year=2007&amp;month=10&amp;month_l=October\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">October, 2007<\/a><br \/>\n<a 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These listings are for sharing general knowledge on what is available only. All businesses and services should be carefully researched by consumers before entering in to any contract or any schedule of services what-so-ever. Children of Hoarders Inc. has no affiliation with any of the businesses or services listed, nor does it receive any commissions for services contracted by our site visitors. Children of Hoarders Inc. is not responsible for the business practices, services or fees, of anyone listed in these forums, or the content of any external links.<\/span><\/address>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you have a resource or any other information at all to share for this location? Please post about it in the comment section below, thank you! 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