Minnesota Hoarding Task Force

Thursday September 6th, 2018

 6:30 - 8:30 PM at 

1011 1st St. S Hopkins ( 2nd floor of Wells Fargo/ Hennepin County building) 

This week we will hear a presentation from :

Wade Crandall about his work as an in-home therapist. The presentation will also touch on when it is appropriate for a mental health therapy referral and touch on some behind the scenes business factors for in home therapy.

This week dinner will not be provided but all are welcome to bring your own dinner and eat and mingle in the space staring at 6:00 PM.

If you would like to join our meeting by phone please email a request to mnhtf.org@gmail.com and we will call you at 6:30 once the meeting begins.

The Task Force meets on the first Thursday of the month:

+  To conduct business of the group,

+  To network with each other and visitors,

+  To  share educational information in short presentations

While there is some general information on our website, you may contact us for additional information for a specific situation. We are developing lists of resources and we can share ideas with you also.

Email: mnhtf.org@gmail.com

Confidentiality:  

Our volunteers keep your information confidential. 

Disclaimer: 

The Minnesota Hoarding Task Force (“MNHTF”) does not provide services directly. MNHTF does provide resources and information regarding the general subject of hoarding. In doing so, MNHTF does not endorse, recommend, warrant or assume any legal liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process. 

The Minnesota Hoarding Task Force is a 501(c)3 non-profit. Our expenses currently are minimal. We hope to do bigger things as we have the funds. Find out more about the task force by attending a meeting. 

TO MAKE A DONATION, scroll down to the "Help Our Cause" section

 on this page. 

One of the important things that we have learned about hoarding is that a team  approach is needed to properly deal with any hoarding situation. No 'one professional' can provide all the services and support that a hoarding individual needs.

The team of professionals might include some combination of:

therapist

support group

professional organizer

social worker/case manager

cleanout company

public health

city/county inspector

fire department

Others may also be involved, such as a landlord, church pastor, junk hauler, handyman, cleaning service, or family/friends.

New numbers on the ground from people who help with hoarding situations now indicate that up to 5% of the population in the United States are hoarding at some level. That means in a community of 10,000 residents, up to 500 people could be hoarding.

Add to that number the people who also live in the same households, family and friends of the person who are hoarding, and their neighbors. That is how many people are affected by hoarding!

Hoarding disorder is a public health and safety issue.

As we build our resource lists, we want to cover the entire state of Minnesota. If your business already works in hoarded homes and you would like to be added to our resource lists, please come to a meeting and introduce yourself.

We would like to learn about what you do, and what your experiences are. It is important to us that you can support our mission statement and vision statement.

Hoarding is a mental health disorder, and those who struggle with it must be treated with respect and care.