Institute on Compulsive Hoarding and Cluttering (ICHC)

The MHASF’s Institute on Compulsive Hoarding and Cluttering (ICHC) is a center for information, training, education, policy and dissemination of research on compulsive hoarding and cluttering.

Support group

MHASF holds a support group for people who compulsively hoard and clutter on a regular basis.

Treatment group

MHASF held its first 16-week hoarding and cluttering treatment group in 2008. This was the first compulsive hoarding treatment group that has been made available to residents of San Francisco.

Training institute

MHASF holds trainings for service providers, community organizations, family members, nurses and others who work with those who compulsive hoard.

Public policy and advocacy: san francisco task force on compulsive hoarding

MHASF coordinates efforts to reduce the eviction of people who compulsively hoard through the San Francisco Task Force on Compulsive Hoarding.

Annual conference

The 15th Annual International Conference on Hoarding and Cluttering will be held on May 2nd and May 3rd, 2013 at the Parc 55 Wyndham Hotel in San Francisco.

Educational resources

MHASF also provides other educational resources on compulsive hoarding and cluttering, including brochures, books, DVDs of our annual conferences and keynote presentations, and other materials.

ICHC Conference Presentations

Available PowerPoint presentations from the 14th Annual ICHC Conference on Hoarding and Cluttering.

Information and referrals

MHASF offers information and referrals for compulsive hoarding.

Consulting

MHASF offers on-site or telephone fee-for-service consulting to other non-profits and local governments on how to set up hoarding programs and bring stakeholders together to reduce eviction and homelessness due to compulsive hoarding. For more information about MHA-SF consulting services call Mark Salazar at 415-421-2926 ext. 317.

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