This month we focus on the various forms of help available for hoarders in Orange County. The Orange County media has done a terrific job of covering numerous instances of home destruction, personal injury, animal abuse, and other heartbreaking effects of this very serious dysfunction. On our Hoarding in the News page on this website, we've reported many stories about the devastating effects that hoarding has had on families around Orange County. Here's a look at the help that Orange County is providing.
The Task Force has published a 237-page reference guide for professionals involved in providing help for hoarders in Orange County (click here for Amazon link). It's more than evident that these folks are very serious about what they're doing!
In a March 2011 Orange County Register article, reporter Ternyl Zarnow had this to say about the Orange County Task Force on Hoarding: "In one case a woman was hoarding as many as 50 cats that bred fleas that can cause typhus. In another, enough clutter spilled into the yard that rats and possums moved in. Underneath the house, overturned items collected rainwater where mosquitoes bred . . . "When [residents] can't get out of a house if there's a fire, it's time for intervention," explains Margaret Riley, a cofounder of the hoarding task force . . . "The task force represents the scope of countywide resources available to intervene or help a hoarder. Not only is it a model for collaboration, but it seems to include something you might not expect from public agencies—enlightened compassion." Later this month (April 30, 2015), the Southern California Veterinarian Medical Association (SCVMA) is hosting a symposium entitled "Unraveling the Mysteries of Object and Animal Hoarding," celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the Orange County Task Force on Hoarding, in partnership with the Mental Health Association of Orange County. It is clear that help for hoarders in Orange County is front-of-mind for the many public and private organizations that provide physical, emotional, and mental help for Orange County sufferers of this debilitating disorder. We applaud their efforts and know that other counties are looking to Orange County for guidance in their efforts. Comments are closed.
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