{"id":4946,"date":"2026-04-27T20:00:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T20:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hosting2.northumbria.ac.uk\/ukhp\/?page_id=4946"},"modified":"2026-08-17T10:59:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T10:59:07","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hosting2.northumbria.ac.uk\/ukhp\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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UK Government Release Hoarding Fire Safety Checklist\u200b<\/a><\/h2><\/header>
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We are pleased to share the launch of a new Hoarding Fire Safety Checklist, developed in partnership with Fire Kills...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/div>\n <\/div>

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Bea Elton in the Guardian: cleaning, mental health and the homes people cannot face<\/a><\/h2><\/header>
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Kim, 53, calls it \"the stuff under the stuff\": the trauma layered beneath a hoard. Her story opens a CNN...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/div>\n <\/div>

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Visit to Westminster<\/p><\/a><\/h2><\/header>
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Members of the UKHP Steering Group attended a meeting in Westminster at the invitation of Paulette Hamilton, MP for Birmingham...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/div>\n <\/div>

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Launch of the Hoarding Taskforce Manifesto<\/a><\/h2><\/header>
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Scotland's Hoarding Taskforce launches a manifesto calling for connected, person-centred, trauma-informed support for people who hoard.<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/div>\n <\/div>

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“The stuff under the stuff”: CNN feature on lived experience of hoarding disorder<\/a><\/h2><\/header>
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Kim, 53, calls it \"the stuff under the stuff\": the trauma layered beneath a hoard. Her story opens a CNN...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/div>\n <\/div>

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‘Hoarding was a way to protect myself from the world’<\/a><\/h2><\/header>
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Hoarding is often sensationalised and misunderstood - but it can be a symptom of deep trauma. One woman shares how...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/div>\n <\/div>

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Nick Neave in Newsweek on why animal hoarding stays hidden<\/a><\/h2><\/header>
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A heartwarming video of a Chihuahua refusing to return to her shelter kennel has captured the attention of internet viewers,...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/div>\n <\/div>

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UKHP open letter covered by BBC News<\/a><\/h2><\/header>
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Timed with Hoarding Awareness Week, the letter warns that without a coordinated national strategy people are falling through the cracks...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/div>\n <\/div>

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BBC report warns of a “mental health emergency” in hoarding support<\/a><\/h2><\/header>
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BBC Midlands has published an in-depth report on Birmingham social enterprise Clouds End CIC, whose founder Heather Matuozzo warns hoarding...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/div>\n <\/div>

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