{"id":269,"date":"2018-11-26T12:45:57","date_gmt":"2018-11-26T12:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.learning.northumbria.ac.uk\/dev\/about\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T10:52:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T10:52:05","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hosting2.northumbria.ac.uk\/ukhp\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"269\" class=\"elementor elementor-269\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f6bffe4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2f6bffe4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f04005 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f04005\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62bb81cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62bb81cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ukhp-crumb\"><a href=\"\/ukhp\/\">Home<\/a> \u203a About<\/div>\n<h1 class=\"ukhp-page-h1\">About the UK Hoarding Partnership<\/h1>\n<p class=\"ukhp-page-sub\">A multi-agency, multidisciplinary network improving understanding and outcomes for people affected by hoarding disorder across the UK.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2add8ed9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2add8ed9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40331008 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"40331008\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8099a1c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8099a1c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ff60752 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5ff60752\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97a08fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97a08fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ukhp-eyebrow\">Our story<\/div><h2 style=\"font-size: clamp(28px,3.2vw,40px); font-weight: 500; margin: 0 0 16px;\">How we came to be<\/h2><div class=\"ukhp-explain-body\"><p>The UK Hoarding Partnership was formed in January 2024, evolving from the North East Hoarding Partnership established in 2017. It developed in response to growing demand from professionals across the UK who recognised the need for a national, coordinated approach to hoarding disorder.<\/p><p>We bring together professionals, academics, and people with lived experience from local authorities, housing associations, emergency services, NHS, charities, and universities from across the country.<\/p><p>We work in coordination with the <strong>UK Hoarding Research Network (UKHRN)<\/strong> hosted at Anglia Ruskin University and chaired by Professor Sharon Morein.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5617c1ea ukhp-btn-teal elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5617c1ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link 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class=\"ukhp-timeline-line\"><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"ukhp-timeline-content\"><div class=\"ukhp-timeline-year\">2017<\/div><p>North East Hoarding Partnership established by Prof Nick Neave at Northumbria University.<\/p><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ukhp-timeline-item\">\n    <div class=\"ukhp-timeline-marker\"><div class=\"ukhp-timeline-dot\"><\/div><div class=\"ukhp-timeline-line\"><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"ukhp-timeline-content\"><div class=\"ukhp-timeline-year\">2023<\/div><p>Growing national interest prompts plans to expand the partnership UK-wide.<\/p><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ukhp-timeline-item\">\n    <div class=\"ukhp-timeline-marker\"><div class=\"ukhp-timeline-dot\"><\/div><div class=\"ukhp-timeline-line\"><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"ukhp-timeline-content\"><div class=\"ukhp-timeline-year\">January 2024<\/div><p>UK Hoarding Partnership officially formed, bringing together professionals and academics from across the country.<\/p><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ukhp-timeline-item last\">\n    <div class=\"ukhp-timeline-marker\"><div class=\"ukhp-timeline-dot\"><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"ukhp-timeline-content\"><div class=\"ukhp-timeline-year\">October 2025<\/div><p>UKHP open letter to MPs contributes to the first-ever parliamentary debate on hoarding disorder on the floor of the House of Commons.<\/p><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a988b05 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2a988b05\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69327187 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"69327187\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"ukhp-mission-card c1\"><h3>Collaborate to reduce risk<\/h3><p>Work across agencies and disciplines to reduce risk and improve quality of life for all people affected by hoarding disorder.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d3eb4ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d3eb4ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ukhp-mission-card c2\"><h3>Empower positive change<\/h3><p>Empower people to make positive, lasting changes to their lives through a trauma-informed, non-judgmental approach.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17a9182c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17a9182c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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