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The latest from the UK Hoarding Partnership – events, research, policy developments, media articles and partner news
UK Government Release Hoarding Fire Safety Checklist
We are pleased to share the launch of a new Hoarding Fire Safety Checklist, developed in partnership with Fire Kills...
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Bea Elton in the Guardian: cleaning, mental health and the homes people cannot face
Kim, 53, calls it "the stuff under the stuff": the trauma layered beneath a hoard. Her story opens a CNN...
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Visit to Westminster
Members of the UKHP Steering Group attended a meeting in Westminster at the invitation of Paulette Hamilton, MP for Birmingham...
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Launch of the Hoarding Taskforce Manifesto
Scotland's Hoarding Taskforce launches a manifesto calling for connected, person-centred, trauma-informed support for people who hoard.
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“The stuff under the stuff”: CNN feature on lived experience of hoarding disorder
Kim, 53, calls it "the stuff under the stuff": the trauma layered beneath a hoard. Her story opens a CNN...
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‘Hoarding was a way to protect myself from the world’
Hoarding is often sensationalised and misunderstood - but it can be a symptom of deep trauma. One woman shares how...
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Nick Neave in Newsweek on why animal hoarding stays hidden
A heartwarming video of a Chihuahua refusing to return to her shelter kennel has captured the attention of internet viewers,...
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UKHP open letter covered by BBC News
Timed with Hoarding Awareness Week, the letter warns that without a coordinated national strategy people are falling through the cracks...
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BBC report warns of a “mental health emergency” in hoarding support
BBC Midlands has published an in-depth report on Birmingham social enterprise Clouds End CIC, whose founder Heather Matuozzo warns hoarding...
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