Author name: Paul Beal

We are pleased to share the launch of a new Hoarding Fire Safety Checklist, developed in partnership with Fire Kills and HoardingUK.

Kim, 53, calls it “the stuff under the stuff”: the trauma layered beneath a hoard. Her story opens a CNN feature on hoarding disorder, featuring Prof Nick Neave, Heather Matuozzo of Clouds End, and Stanford’s Dr Carolyn Rodriguez, whose team is now testing a virtual reality treatment.

Members of the UKHP Steering Group attended a meeting in Westminster at the invitation of Paulette Hamilton, MP for Birmingham Erdington, to raise awareness of the growing impact of hoarding.

Scotland’s Hoarding Taskforce launches a manifesto calling for connected, person-centred, trauma-informed support for people who hoard.

Kim, 53, calls it “the stuff under the stuff”: the trauma layered beneath a hoard. Her story opens a CNN feature on hoarding disorder, featuring Prof Nick Neave, Heather Matuozzo of Clouds End, and Stanford’s Dr Carolyn Rodriguez, whose team is now testing a virtual reality treatment.

Hoarding is often sensationalised and misunderstood – but it can be a symptom of deep trauma. One woman shares how hoarding impacted her life – and her road to recovery.

A heartwarming video of a Chihuahua refusing to return to her shelter kennel has captured the attention of internet viewers, racking up over 155,000 views on TikTok.

Timed with Hoarding Awareness Week, the letter warns that without a coordinated national strategy people are falling through the cracks of housing, health and social care.

BBC Midlands has published an in-depth report on Birmingham social enterprise Clouds End CIC, whose founder Heather Matuozzo warns hoarding in the UK has become a “behind closed doors mental health emergency”.

Hoarding is often sensationalised and misunderstood – but it can be a symptom of deep trauma. One woman shares how hoarding impacted her life – and her road to recovery.