Help for people who hoard
Here are ways to get help.
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Resources for people with hoarding disorder:
New Perspectives: A Virtual Series on Hoarding, hosted by JFCS
Webinar series featuring experts on hoarding, positive psychology, and decluttering.
Nov. 11 and Dec. 9, on Zoom. $30 per webinar. Contact Courtney Owen, 267-838-1462, jfcsphilly.org/newperspectives
Hoarding support groups at JFCS (all virtual on Zoom)
These include the 16-week Buried in Treasures series ($125; sliding scale available), along with a group on mindfulness and hoarding ($40 for six sessions), an art therapy series ($80 for eight sessions), a support group for family members of those who hoard ($40 for eight sessions), and a monthly drop-in group (free, for those who have completed a prior group).
Contact Rivka Goldman, 267-256-2250, jfcsphilly.org/goal4/supportgroups/hoarding/
Clutters Anonymous
A support group that uses the 12-step model of recovery. Phone, Zoom, and face-to-face meetings in the Philadelphia area.
https://clutterersanonymous.org/meetings/
Philadelphia Hoarding Task Force
Provides information, education, resources, and referral to mental health treatment, legal services, animal/pest control, decluttering, and organizing professionals.
International OCD Foundation
Website includes fact sheets and resources for hoarding disorder, which is considered a clinical “cousin” of obsessive-compulsive disorder.