RESOURCE GUIDE
IN-PERSON AND ONLINE SUPPORT
The San Francisco Mental Health Association offers twice a month support groups, an annual conference, a family support group, and a once-a-year, 16-week therapy program for people with hoarding/clutter problems, as well as written materials. Website: mha-sf.org. 870 Market, Rm. 928, 421-2926
Clutterers Anonymous is a 12-step group that meets in California Pacific Medical Center, Davies Campus, Castro and Duboce, on Sundays at 2:00.
The Human Rights Commission helps people with hoarding issues to try to prevent evictions. 25 Van Ness, 252-2500
Clearing out help
Hiring someone from the newspaper, online, or off the street is risky. Services like this nonprofit screen candidates and take some responsibility for any problems.
Self Help for the Elderly – (415) 677-7618
Online Help
San Francisco Bay Area Internet Guide for Extreme Hoarding Behavior hoarders.org – invaluable, deep site
Psychology of Mind/Health Realization links -http://www3.adnc.com/~eplatt/POM_Links.html
National Study Center on Chronic Disorganization - nsgcd.org
Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation – ocfoundation.org
Clutters Anonymous - www.clutterersanonymous.net
Messies Anonymous - www.messies.com
http://lorettalaroche.com/
Resources for getting rid of things
* Freecycle (Yahoo group) and Craigslist –places online where you can post things you want to give away and the recipient(s) you choose will come pick them up
* hoarders.org