We are looking forward to seeing you this Thursday at new location!
The next meeting of the Orange County Task Force on Hoarding is Thursday, July 21, 2016 from 9:00am-10:30am, at the Council on Aging, 2 Executive Circle, Suite 175, Irvine CA 92614. (Meetings are monthly on the 3rd Thursday.)
New Location starting July 21!
Council on Aging Orange County moved to Irvine
We are now meeting at 2 Executive Circle, Suite 175, Irvine, CA 92714 in the "Activity" room. Please see map below and use the "rear" entrance. There is no suite number on the door but there is a plaque that says Council on Aging.
Hoarding in the NEWS:
City Plans Response to Hoarding
Evanston, IL - Officials with Evanston's Health and Human Services Department say they're working to develop a coordinated response to hoarding problems in Evanston homes and apartments. In a report to the city's Human Services committee, Public Health Manager Ike Ogbo and Human Services Manager Indira Perkins say the department now is working on solutions for seven hoarding cases…The report says the department is collaborating with a variety of agencies in the area -- including the Council for Jewish Elderly, Metropolitan Family Services, Housing Options and Presence Behavioral Health -- to come up with a coordinated response to the issue.
http://evanstonnow.com/story/wellness/bill-smith/2016-07-06/75534/city-plans-response-to-hoarding
Museum speaker addresses fine line between collecting and hoarding
Bowling Green, OH - Bill O’Brien, with the Department of Psychology at Bowling Green State University, spoke Thursday at the Wood County Historical Museum on hoarders. His presentation was tied in with the museum’s current collections theme. “Collecting is great, but sometimes it goes bad,” he said. Collectors are proud to share their carefully acquired findings. Hoarders have anxiety and fear and buy compulsively and don’t throw anything away.
http://www.sent-trib.com/news/museum-speaker-addresses-fine-line-between-collecting-and-hoarding/article_0a38105a-2f96-11e6-bf68-db37c002e8f0.html
‘Extreme hoarding’ made battling Franklin blaze more difficult, fire officials say
Franklin, NH - Franklin Fire Department noted fire crews had trouble making their way through the building due to “extreme hoarding.” “Hoarding is a major problem nationwide,” said Chief Kevin LaChapelle, “and poses a greater danger to firefighters who are already entering zero visibility conditions.”
http://www.concordmonitor.com/Franklin-NH-Fire-Hoarding-3002462
